There are 4 ways to get from Sarasota to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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 Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
best- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SRQ - SJO
7h 52m$131–654Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Sarasota to Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FLtaxi
- Take the bus from Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
4d 22h$594–1,088Drive 5,171.2 km
- Drive from Sarasota to San Josécar 5,171.2 km
2d 18h$694–1,002Bus to Tampa, fly
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TPA - SJO
10h 30m$190–460
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarasota to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $460 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sarasota to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $130 - $700.
The distance between Sarasota and Costa Rica is 1957 km. The road distance is 5171.2 km.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Sarasota to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Sarasota. It is currently 6:48 PM in Sarasota and 5:48 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarasota to Costa Rica is 5171 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Sarasota to Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Sarasota, FL, USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $150–300
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
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Yellow Cab of Sarasota
- Phone
- +1 941-955-3341
- Website
- yellowcabofsarasota.com
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