There are 11 ways to get from Costa Rica to Houston by plane, bus, car, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), 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.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SJO - IAH
7h 12m$273–606Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SJO - HOU
6h 48m$123–554Bus via Reynosa
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Reynosabus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Houston Lockwoodbus
3d 1h$401–521Drive 2,221.9 mi
- Drive from San José to Houstoncar 2,221.9 mi
2d$480–693Fly Limón International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane LIO - HOU
9h 53m$153–665Fly Limón International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane LIO - IAH
9h 8m$183–767Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane LIR - IAH
9h 41m$466–1,383Bus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antoniobus
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
3d 3h$330–462Bus, train
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antoniobus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Houstontrain
3d 11h$413–663Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Reynosabus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Houston Lockwoodbus
3d 15h$409–583Bus via Matehuala
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mexico City to Matehualabus
- Take the bus from Matehuala to Houston Lockwoodbus
4d 4h$349–415
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Houston is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Houston is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Houston. However, there are services departing from San José and arriving at Houston Lockwood via San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Veracruz and Reynosa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Houston is 1592 miles. The road distance is 2234.8 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Houston without a car is to bus via Reynosa which takes 3 days 1h and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Costa Rica to Houston, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Houston bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from San José station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Houston is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $270 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Reynosa, which costs $400 - $550 and takes 3 days 1h.
Costa Rica to Houston bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Houston is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:24 AM in Costa Rica and 12:24 PM in Houston.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Houston, TX, USA?
United Airlines and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San José to Houston Lockwood via San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Veracruz, and Reynosa in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Liberia International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Antonio Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from San Salvador to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Reynosa to Houston Lockwood
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $82
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Reynosa to Houston Lockwood
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $82
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Matehuala to Houston Lockwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $165
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $19–28
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $21–30
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Mexico City to Matehuala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36–60
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $40–55
- Confort
- $45–60
- Primera Clase
- $42–48
- Básico
- $36
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