There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, shuttle, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
10h 49m$282–863Fly Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane STS - SJO
10h 58m$193–804Bus via Morelia
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 2h$317–584Drive 6,011.4 km
- Drive from Santa Rosa to San Josécar 6,011.4 km
3d 1h$807–1,165Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
12h 28m$202–812Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SFO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 52m$607–2,862Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SMF - SJO
15h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Ave & Sebastopol Ave to 1st St & Mission Stbus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d 3h$430–628
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $280 - $900 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $280 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Guatemala Aguilar Batres and Terminal San Benito - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 2h.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Costa Rica is 5011 km. The road distance is 6011.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Morelia which takes 5 days 2h and costs $310 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Santa Rosa station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica is to bus via Morelia which takes 5 days 2h and costs $310 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $190 - $850 and takes 10h 58m.
Santa Rosa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Morelia station.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 4:18 AM in Santa Rosa and 6:18 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Guatemala Aguilar Batres, and Terminal San Benito - CCA in around 5d 2h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–45
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $17–45
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Ave & Sebastopol Ave to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $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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