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There are 7 ways to get from St. Petersburg to Costa Rica by bus, plane, taxi, car, or train

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  1. Bus to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Psta Grand Central Station to Desoto Station Parking For 12 & 203bus
    2. Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeSRQ - SJO
    9h 16m
    $131–613

  2. Bus to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from St Petersburg 7-11 to Fort Lauderdale Airportbus
    2. Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeFLL - SJO
    10h 12m
    $108–514

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from St. Petersburg to Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FLtaxi
    2. Take the bus from Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL to Houstonbus
    3. Take the bus from Houston to Katybus
    4. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
    5. Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
    4d 22h
    $593–1,087

  4. Drive 5,114.1 km

    1. Drive from St. Petersburg to San Josécar5,114.1 km
    2d 17h
    $686–991

  5. Fly from Tampa

    1. Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeTPA - SJO
    8h 54m
    $149–484

  6. Train to Orlando, fly

    1. Take the train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
    2. Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeMCO - SJO
    10h 47m
    $113–309

  7. Bus to Miami International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from St Petersburg 7-11 to Miami Airportbus
    2. Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeMIA - SJO
    11h 2m
    $125–379

Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration7h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$131Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between St. Petersburg, FL, USA and Costa Rica?

Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 2 hours.

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