There are 6 ways to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
12h 32m$283–553Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SEA - LIO
14h 11m$185–668Train, 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$1,106–1,573Drive 6,819.6 km
- Drive from Tacoma to San Josécar 6,819.6 km
3d 10h$915–1,321Fly 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 16m$557–1,582Train 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 23m$240–771
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $280 - $600 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 32m and costs $280 - $600.
The distance between Tacoma and Costa Rica is 5519 km. The road distance is 6819.6 km.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 2h and costs $1,100 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Tacoma to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 6:04 AM in Tacoma and 7:04 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Costa Rica is 6820 km. It takes approximately 3 days 10h to drive from Tacoma to Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Aeroméxico, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- 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
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- 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 Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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