There are 4 ways to get from The Villages to Costa Rica by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Orlando, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MCO - SJO
6h 59m$149–454Bus
- Take the bus from TA Travel Center - Wildwood, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 17h$423–811Drive 5,037.3 km
- Drive from The Villages to San Josécar 5,037.3 km
2d 16h$676–976Shuttle to Tampa, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TPA - SJO
8h 5m$243–820
Orlando (MCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Villages to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which costs $140 - $460 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from The Villages to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs $140 - $460.
The distance between The Villages and Costa Rica is 2185 km. The road distance is 5037.3 km.
The best way to get from The Villages to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 17h and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from The Villages to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind The Villages. It is currently 3:59 PM in The Villages and 1:59 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between The Villages to Costa Rica is 5037 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from The Villages to Costa Rica.
There are 751+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between The Villages, FL, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a vehicle from The Villages to Terminal Atlántico Norte via TA Travel Center - Wildwood, FL, Houston, Lockwood Dr @ Harvey Wilson Dr, Eastwood Transit Center, Wheeler Station, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 4d 17h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Orlando to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from TA Travel Center - Wildwood, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $140–280
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
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