There are 5 ways to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, train, or shuttle
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 to Juan Santamaría International Airport
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 49m$202–451Bus
- 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$449–1,018Drive 5,914.3 km
- Drive from Waterloo to San Josécar 5,914.3 km
3d 2h$841–1,215Train to London International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Kitchener to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YXU - SJO
12h 30m$338–1,488Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YYZ - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 10m$377–900
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 $200 - $460 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $200 - $460.
The distance between Waterloo and Costa Rica is 3864 km. The road distance is 5914.3 km.
The best way to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs $440 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Waterloo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Waterloo. It is currently 10:54 PM in Waterloo and 9:54 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo to Costa Rica is 5914 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Waterloo to Costa Rica.
There are 749+ 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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from London International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–430
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Kitchener to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $17–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $17–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $16–29
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Kitchener to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
- $80–190
- 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
- $75–180
- 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
- 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
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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