There are 6 ways to get from Utah 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 St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SGU - SJO
9h 37m$212–762Fly Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVU - SJO
18h 25m$134–554Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d 23h$513–807Drive 5,503.1 km
- Drive from Salt Lake City to San Josécar 5,503.1 km
2d 21h$738–1,066Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLC - SJO
10h 41m$503–1,405Fly St. George Regional to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SGU - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 9m$697–2,261
St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 37m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Utah and Costa Rica is 4229 km. The road distance is 5503.1 km.
The best way to get from Utah to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 23h and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Utah to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Utah. It is currently 1:00 AM in Utah and 2:00 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Costa Rica is 5503 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Utah to Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from St. George Regional to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from St. George Regional to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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