There are 10 ways to get from Wisconsin to Costa Rica by plane, bus, car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Appleton International Airport
best- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ATW - SJO
7h 33m$159–674Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallasbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 4h$525–853Drive 5,447 km
- Drive from Milwaukee to San Josécar 5,447 km
2d 19h$731–1,056Fly from Green Bay
- Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GRB - SJO
8h 2m$174–691Fly from General Mitchell International Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MKE - SJO
9h 32m$253–1,104Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MSN - SJO
10h 5m$233–1,004Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORD - SJO
9h 6m$180–434Train, bus via Mexico City
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 10h$694–1,336Bus
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallasbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirbybus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 18h$465–817Train, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 19h$569–1,138
Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wisconsin to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $440 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Wisconsin to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Wisconsin and Costa Rica is 3845 km. The road distance is 5447 km.
The best way to get from Wisconsin to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 18h and costs $460 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Wisconsin to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Wisconsin to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $500 - $900 and takes 4 days 4h.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Wisconsin. It is currently 6:39 PM in Wisconsin and 5:39 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Wisconsin to Costa Rica is 5447 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Wisconsin to Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Wisconsin, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Dallas, Samuell @ Cinnabar - W - Ns, Gaston @ Good Latimer - S- Ns, Dallas, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 4d 4h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Green Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Green Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Green Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $160–310
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- 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
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38–42
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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