There are 7 ways to get from St. Petersburg to Costa Rica by bus, plane, taxi, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Psta Grand Central Station to Desoto Station Parking For 12 & 203
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)SRQ - SJO
9h 16m$121–613Bus to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from St Petersburg 7-11 to Fort Lauderdale Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)FLL - SJO
10h 12m$108–514Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from St. Petersburg to Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL
- Take the bus from Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston to Katy
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
4d 22h$593–1,087Drive 5,114.1 km
- Drive from St. Petersburg to San José5,114.1 km
2d 17h$686–991Fly from Tampa
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TPA - SJO
8h 54m$149–474Train to Orlando, fly
- Take the train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MCO - SJO
10h 47m$113–279Bus to Miami International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St Petersburg 7-11 to Miami Airport
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MIA - SJO
11h 2m$120–379
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Petersburg to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $110 - $280 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from St. Petersburg to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 54m and costs $140 - $480.
The distance between St. Petersburg and Costa Rica is 2004 km. The road distance is 5114.1 km.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from St. Petersburg to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind St. Petersburg. It is currently 9:28 AM in St. Petersburg and 8:28 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Petersburg to Costa Rica is 5114 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from St. Petersburg to Costa Rica.
There are 781+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
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.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (941) 749-7116
- mcat@mymanatee.org
- Website
- mymanatee.org
Bus from Psta Grand Central Station to Desoto Station Parking For 12 & 203
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–9
- Adults 18-59
- $1–9
- 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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from St Petersburg 7-11 to Fort Lauderdale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $25–80
Bus from St Petersburg 7-11 to Miami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $27–85
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Yellow Cab of Florida
- Phone
- +1 727-222-2222
United Taxi
- Phone
- +1 727-777-7777
- Website
- go777taxi.com
American Taxi
- Phone
- +1 727-678-3495
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 813-666-6666
- Website
- yctampa.com
All Tampa Taxi and Airport Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 813-833-1808
- Website
- taxicabstampafl.com
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