There are 4 ways to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YYZ - SJO
8h 19m$198–414Bus
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 15h$532–1,046Drive 5,921.8 km
- Drive from Waterloo to San Josécar 5,921.8 km
3d 2h$843–1,217Train to London International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kitchener to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YXU - SJO
19h 6m$327–1,487
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $420 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 8h 19m and costs $190 - $420.
The distance between Waterloo and Costa Rica is 3864 km. The road distance is 5921.8 km.
The best way to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Waterloo. It is currently 11:28 PM in Waterloo and 9:28 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo to Costa Rica is 5922 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Waterloo to Costa Rica.
There are 739+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Waterloo, ON, Canada and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Kitchener to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Detroit Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 15h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from London International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from London International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–350
Flights from London International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Kitchener to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–80
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $17–80
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $17–60
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $16–28
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Kitchener to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- 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
- $130–260
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
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