There are 7 ways to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YVR - SJO
14h 18m$363–851Shuttle to Paine Field County Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PAE - SJO
13h 47m$193–745Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattletrain
- 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 6h$809–1,404Drive 6,963 km
- Drive from Bellingham to San Josécar 6,963 km
3d 11h$934–1,349Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
15h 28m$314–765Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 11m$566–1,628Fly Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLI - SJO
13h 49m$202–803
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which costs $310 - $800 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which takes 13h 47m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Bellingham and Costa Rica is 5769 km. The road distance is 6963 km.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 6h and costs $800 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 8:15 AM in Bellingham and 9:15 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Costa Rica is 6963 km. It takes approximately 3 days 11h to drive from Bellingham to Costa Rica.
There are 755+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Costa Rica?
Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Phoenix, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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