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How to get fromTarpon Springs to Costa Ricaby plane, taxi, bus, car, or train

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There are 4 ways to get from Tarpon Springs to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, bus, car, or train

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  1. Fly

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    1. Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane TPA - SJO
    4h 15m
    $162–529

  2. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Tarpon Springs to University of South Floridataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from University of South Florida to Orlando Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus bus
    5d 3h
    $541–927

  3. Drive  5,073.1 km

    1. Drive from Tarpon Springs to San Josécar car 5,073.1 km
    2d 17h
    $681–983

  4. Drive, train, bus

    1. Drive from Tarpon Springs to Lakeland Amtrak Stationcar car
    2. Take the train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Carytrain train
    3. Take the train from Cary to Greensborotrain train
    4. Take the train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    5. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus bus
    7. Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus bus
    6d 16h
    $1,237–1,970

Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration5h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$97Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,049.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 15m

What companies run services between Tarpon Springs, FL, USA and Costa Rica?

Breeze Airways, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.

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