There are 6 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 44m$238–807Fly from Provo
cheapest- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVU - SJO
11h 52m$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$752–1,226Drive 5,502.4 km
- Drive from Salt Lake City to San Josécar 5,502.4 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 59m$553–1,405Bus 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$289–1,064
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 11h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 44m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Utah and Costa Rica is 4227 km. The road distance is 5502.4 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 $750 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Utah to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Costa Rica is 5502 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Utah to Costa Rica.
There are 770+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines 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 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
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
- $210–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- 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
- +1 208-656-8824
- 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
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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