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 38m$233–801Fly from Provo
cheapest- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVU - SJO
22h 22m$124–474Train, 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$767–1,287Drive 5,507 km
- Drive from Salt Lake City to San Josécar 5,507 km
2d 21h$739–1,067Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLC - SJO
11h 41m$223–855Bus 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 13m$309–1,364
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 $120 - $480 and takes 22h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs $230 - $800.
The distance between Utah and Costa Rica is 4226 km. The road distance is 5507 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 38m to get from Utah to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Costa Rica is 5507 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Utah to Costa Rica.
There are 753+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Austin, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- 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
- $290–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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