There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GEG - SJO
12h 13m$383–1,607Fly Tri-Cities Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PSC - SJO
15h 31m$195–788Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
6d 2h$780–1,300Drive 6,830.1 km
- Drive from Seattle to San Josécar 6,830.1 km
3d 9h$916–1,323Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
11h 50m$304–1,205Fly Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
12h 33m$319–660Fly Spokane International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane GEG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h$1,226–4,484
Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $310 - $700 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 50m and costs $300 - $1,200.
The distance between Washington and Costa Rica is 5236 km. The road distance is 6830.1 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 2h and costs $750 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Washington to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Washington. It is currently 5:27 AM in Washington and 6:27 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Costa Rica is 6830 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Washington to Costa Rica.
There are 778+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Washington, USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Salt Lake City, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–900
- 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
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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