There are 5 ways to get from Saint Augustine to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus to Jacksonville, fly
best- Take the bus from St. Johns Adminsistration to Pearl St. & Bay St.bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JAX - SJO
11h 28m$144–672Bus, train to Orlando, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from St. Johns Adminsistration to JRTC Bay Ubus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Winter Park Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MCO - SJO
12h 58m$126–402Drive, bus
- Drive from Saint Augustine to Keystone Heights Senior Centercar
- Take the bus from Keystone Heights Senior Center to Gainesville RTS Downtown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 18h$470–982Drive 5,030.8 km
- Drive from Saint Augustine to San Josécar 5,030.8 km
2d 16h$675–975Bus, bus to Gainesville Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St. Johns Adminsistration to JRTC Bay Ubus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GNV - SJO
13h 46m$127–494
Jacksonville (JAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Augustine to Costa Rica is to bus and train and fly which costs $120 - $410 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Augustine to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 11h 28m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Saint Augustine and Costa Rica is 2394 km. The road distance is 5030.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Saint Augustine to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Saint Augustine. It is currently 2:42 AM in Saint Augustine and 1:42 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint Augustine to Costa Rica is 5031 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Saint Augustine to Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Saint Augustine, FL, USA and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Saint Augustine to Costa Rica. However, you can take the taxi to St. Johns Adminsistration, take the bus to Pearl St. & Bay St., walk to Forsyth St + Clay St, take the line 1 bus to Jia, walk to Jacksonville (JAX) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Saint Augustine to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Keystone Heights Senior Center, Gainesville RTS Downtown Station, Circle K - Gainesville, FL, Houston, Katy, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 4d 18h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 904-630-3100
- Website
- jtafla.com
Bus from St. Johns Adminsistration to Pearl St. & Bay St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.jtafla.com
Bus from Keystone Heights Senior Center to Gainesville RTS Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.jtafla.com
Bus from St. Johns Adminsistration to JRTC Bay U
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.jtafla.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $130–270
Bus from Houston to Katy
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $30–130
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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