There are 5 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)SGU - SJO
9h 5m$212–712Fly from Provo
cheapest- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)PVU - SJO
15h 53m$144–554Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
5d 23h$514–830Drive 5,501.9 km
- Drive from Salt Lake City to San José5,501.9 km
2d 20h$738–1,066Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)SLC - SJO
10h 26m$603–1,405
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 $140 - $600 and takes 15h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs $210 - $750.
The distance between Utah and Costa Rica is 4229 km. The road distance is 5501.9 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 5m to get from Utah to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Utah. It is currently 8:57 PM in Utah and 9:57 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Costa Rica is 5502 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Utah to Costa Rica.
There are 793+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
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
- $65–130
- 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/
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