There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane STS - SJO
12h 8m$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 Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d$355–587Drive 6,011.4 km
- Drive from Santa Rosa to San Josécar 6,011.4 km
3d 1h$807–1,165Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
11h 35m$304–1,441Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
13h 41m$193–813Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup 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
14h 25m$687–2,818Bus
- 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$455–588
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica is to train and bus and fly which costs $300 - $1,500 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Costa Rica is to train and bus and fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $300 - $1,500.
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 Carlos - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 0h.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Costa Rica is 4994 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 0h and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 12h 8m 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 fly which takes 12h 8m and costs $190 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Morelia, which costs $350 - $600 and takes 5 days 0h.
Santa Rosa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Morelia station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 6:25 AM in Santa Rosa and 7:25 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, 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 Carlos - CCA in around 5d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- 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
- $120–190
- 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
- $30–75
- 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
- $35–65
- 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
- $40–60
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- 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
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $21–30
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–28
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
- 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
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- 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
- $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/
- 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
- $65–130
- 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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