There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Limón by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SEA - LIO
15h 31m$163–653Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limónbus
6d 12h$1,127–1,627Drive 6,930.6 km
- Drive from Seattle to Limóncar 6,930.6 km
3d 11h$1,111–1,604Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SEA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
15h 9m$1,043–2,158Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
16h 41m$1,283–1,553Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
19h 18m$1,150–2,396Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SEA - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
22h 12m$1,503–2,103
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Limón is to fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Limón is to fly and shuttle which takes 15h 9m and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
The distance between Seattle and Limón is 5581 km. The road distance is 6930.6 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Limón without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 12h and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 15h 31m to get from Seattle to Limón, including transfers.
Limón is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 4:46 PM in Seattle and 6:46 PM in Limón.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Limón is 6931 km. It takes approximately 3 days 11h to drive from Seattle to Limón.
There are 39+ hotels available in Limón.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Limón, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, World Ticket, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Limón International Airport (LIO) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +506 2758 0618 / 2758 1572 / 4070-6373
- atencionalusuario@mepe.co.cr
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
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