There are 7 ways to get from Virginia to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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 Norfolk International Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)ORF - SJO
6h 36m$156–631Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)IAD - SJO
7h 46m$113–559Bus
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Take the bus from Richmond to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
5d 10h$443–1,024Drive 5,763 km
- Drive from Virginia Beach to San José5,763 km
3d$773–1,117Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)DCA - SJO
8h 50m$243–1,105Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BWI - SJO
8h 37m$145–798Fly from Richmond International Airport
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)RIC - SJO
9h 58m$151–952
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Virginia to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $110 - $600 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Virginia and Costa Rica is 3113 km. The road distance is 5763 km.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Virginia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Virginia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 5 days 10h.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Virginia. It is currently 3:49 PM in Virginia and 2:49 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Virginia to Costa Rica is 5763 km. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Virginia to Costa Rica.
There are 791+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Virginia, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Virginia Beach to San José via Richmond, Richmond, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
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