There are 6 ways to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Costa Rica by plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IAH - SJO
5h 20m$220–570Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane IAH - LIO
7h 33m$165–638Drive 3,606.4 km
- Drive from Houston-Airport-IAH to San Josécar 3,606.4 km
2d 1h$484–699Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane IAH - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
6h 58m$450–1,214Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane IAH - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
7h 3m$284–800Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Cobano (ACO)plane IAH - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
12h 21m$168–790
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Houston Airport (IAH) and Costa Rica is 2520 km. The road distance is 3606.4 km.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Houston Airport (IAH). It is currently 2:20 AM in Houston Airport (IAH) and 1:20 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston Airport (IAH) to Costa Rica is 3606 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Houston Airport (IAH) to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Houston Airport (IAH), USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa Airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Limón International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cobano via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Limón International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cobano via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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