There are 6 ways to get from Santa Ana to Quepos by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SNA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
12h 16m$412–1,346Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LAX - XQP
11h 24m$166–688Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Drive from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Queposcar
3d 18h$346–509Drive 5,351.4 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Queposcar 5,351.4 km
2d 19h$718–1,037Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
13h 22m$359–1,097Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Queposbus
4d 20h$400–470
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Quepos is to train and fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Quepos is to train and fly which takes 11h 24m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to Quepos. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana and arriving at Quepos via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua and Terminal Tica Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 20h.
The distance between Santa Ana and Quepos is 4542 km. The road distance is 5351.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Quepos without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 20h and costs $400 - $470.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Santa Ana to Quepos, including transfers.
Santa Ana to Quepos bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from Santa Ana station.
Santa Ana to Quepos bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Quepos is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 5:35 PM in Santa Ana and 6:35 PM in Quepos.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Quepos is 5351 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Santa Ana to Quepos.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Quepos, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Santa Ana to Quepos via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, and Terminal Tica Bus in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $145
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- 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
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $12–17
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- 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
- $340–400
- 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/
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