There are 7 ways to get from Utah to Costa Rica by plane, train, 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.
Fly from St. George Regional
best- Fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SGU - SJO
9h 32m$208–757Fly from Provo
cheapest- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVU - SJO
14h 8m$114–484Train, bus via Alief
- Take the train from Murray Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Provo Envios Confianza to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 1h$539–979Drive 5,503.1 km
- Drive from Salt Lake City to San Josécar 5,503.1 km
2d 21h$738–1,066Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLC - SJO
10h 1m$263–1,105Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAS - SJO
10h 4m$209–464Train, 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$665–1,107
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 bus and fly which costs $200 - $470 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Utah and Costa Rica is 4227 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 via Alief which takes 5 days 1h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Utah to Costa Rica, including transfers.
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 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- 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 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Austin, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Murray Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–6
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
- $160–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Provo Envios Confianza to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Katy
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- 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
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- 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
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.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/
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