There are 8 ways to get from Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), shuttle, bus, 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 Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CVG - SJO
6h 35m$190–850Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Covington-Airport-CVG to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LEX - SJO
8h 41m$145–621Bus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
4d 23h$548–896Drive 5,231.7 km
- Drive from Covington Airport (CVG) to San Josécar 5,231.7 km
2d 18h$702–1,014Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Covington-Airport-CVG to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDF - SJO
8h 32m$188–826Fly Covington to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CVG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
10h 2m$615–1,933Fly Covington to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane CVG - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
14h 2m$1,069–1,870Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d 6h$827–1,423
Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Covington Airport (CVG) station to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Cincinnati Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José via Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 23h.
The distance between Covington Airport (CVG) and Costa Rica is 3235 km. The road distance is 5231.7 km.
The best way to get from Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Cincinnati Bus Station.
The best way to get from Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $190 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $900 and takes 4 days 23h.
Covington Airport (CVG) to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Covington Airport (CVG). It is currently 1:21 PM in Covington Airport (CVG) and 11:21 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Covington Airport (CVG), USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Covington Airport (CVG) to Terminal Tica Bus San José via Cincinnati Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Doraville Station, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 4d 23h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Covington to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Covington to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Covington to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Covington to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- 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
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- 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
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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