There are 7 ways to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, train, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
12h 32m$184–705Bus
- Take the bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d 15h$533–730Drive 6,820.8 km
- Drive from Tacoma to San Josécar 6,820.8 km
3d 10h$915–1,322Fly 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 Puntarenas
13h 26m$717–2,182Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
15h 7m$362–737Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SEA - LIO
17h 8m$195–718Train, bus
- Take the train from Tacoma to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
6d 2h$742–1,233
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 32m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacoma to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Tacoma and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Sacramento Bus Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 15h.
The distance between Tacoma and Costa Rica is 5525 km. The road distance is 6820.8 km.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs $500 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Tacoma to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tacoma station.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 32m and costs $180 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $750 and takes 5 days 15h.
Tacoma to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 9:03 AM in Tacoma and 10:03 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tacoma to Terminal NicaBus via Sacramento Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, and Managua in around 5d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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/
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