There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Columbia by plane, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Columbia
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Columbia (CAE)plane SJO - CAE
10h 38m$343–1,404Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field (AGS)plane SJO - AGS
- Take the bus from Augusta to Columbia, SCbus
12h$202–684Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Columbia Stationtrain
7d 17h$1,478–2,791Drive 3,218.4 mi
- Drive from San José to Columbiacar 3,218.4 mi
2d 17h$695–1,004Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Columbia
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Columbia (CAE)plane LIR - CAE
13h 12m$746–2,481Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SJO - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Camdenbus
- Take the bus from Camden to Columbia, SCbus
12h 40m$257–974
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Columbia (CAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Columbia is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $700 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Columbia is to fly which takes 10h 38m and costs $340 - $1,400.
The distance between Costa Rica and Columbia is 1687 miles. The road distance is 3237.2 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Columbia without a car is to bus and train which takes 7 days 17h and costs $1,400 - $2,800.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Costa Rica to Columbia, including transfers.
Columbia is 2h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:21 PM in Costa Rica and 9:21 PM in Columbia.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Columbia is 3237 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Costa Rica to Columbia.
There are 370+ hotels available in Columbia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Columbia, SC, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Columbia (CAE) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Columbia via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Columbia via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Augusta to Columbia, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $30–45
Bus from Camden to Columbia, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $28–40
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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