There are 5 ways to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ROC - SJO
7h 29m$199–759Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BUF - SJO
10h 8m$267–988Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Napervilletrain
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
7d 1h$1,271–2,348Drive 6,040 km
- Drive from Rochester Airport (ROC) to San Josécar 6,040 km
3d 3h$810–1,170Fly Rochester to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ROC - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
10h 42m$570–1,616
Rochester (ROC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $190 - $800.
The distance between Rochester Airport (ROC) and Costa Rica is 3743 km. The road distance is 6040 km.
The best way to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 7 days 1h and costs $1,200 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Rochester Airport (ROC). It is currently 5:11 PM in Rochester Airport (ROC) and 3:11 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica is 6040 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Rochester Airport (ROC) to Costa Rica.
There are 762+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Rochester Airport (ROC), USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Rochester to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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