There are 4 ways to get from Santa Maria to Costa Rica by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santa Maria
best- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane RIA - SJO
20h 43m$371–1,413Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218bus
- Fly from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane POA - SJO
20h 13m$265–890Bus to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelobus
- Fly from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GEL - SJO
22h 4m$269–942Bus to Passo Fundo, fly
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PFB - SJO
23h 24m$359–1,247
Santa Maria (RIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $260 - $900 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 20h 13m and costs $260 - $900.
The distance between Santa Maria and Costa Rica is 5508 km.
It takes approximately 20h 43m to get from Santa Maria to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Santa Maria. It is currently 11:33 PM in Santa Maria and 8:33 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 756+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Costa Rica?
Azul and Copa Airlines fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Passo Fundo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Passo Fundo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Phone
- +55 54 3329.0100
- contato@helios.tur.br
- Website
- helios.tur.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- helios.tur.br
- Book at
- helios.tur.br
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- eptc.com.br
Bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- linhas.eptc.com.br
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