There are 5 ways to get from Greenville to Costa Rica by plane, car, taxi, 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 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GSP - SJO
6h 47m$161–598Drive to Columbia, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Greenville to Columbia-Airport-CAEcar
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CAE - SJO
9h 14m$128–576Drive 5,081.7 km
- Drive from Greenville to San Josécar 5,081.7 km
2d 16h$815–1,176Taxi to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the taxi from Greenville to Asheville-Airport-AVLtaxi
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AVL - SJO
7h 30m$258–714Fly Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane GSP - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
10h 30m$525–1,477
Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greenville to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Greenville to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between Greenville and Costa Rica is 2801 km. The road distance is 5081.7 km.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Greenville to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Greenville. It is currently 1:47 PM in Greenville and 12:47 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Greenville to Costa Rica is 5082 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Greenville to Costa Rica.
There are 732+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Greenville, SC, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
GVL Taxi
- Phone
- +1 864-920-3352
- Website
- gvltaxi.com
Personal Touch Transportation
- Phone
- +18645250420
Yellow Cab Greenville
- Phone
- +1 864-233-6666
- Website
- yellowcabgreenville.com
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