There are 4 ways to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SNA - SJO
8h 50m$235–804Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
4d 15h$417–563Drive 5,327.4 km
- Drive from Huntington Beach to San Josécar 5,327.4 km
2d 18h$715–1,032Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
10h 41m$326–660
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $320 - $700 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Huntington Beach and Costa Rica is 4344 km. The road distance is 5327.4 km.
The best way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 15h and costs $410 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Huntington Beach. It is currently 3:38 AM in Huntington Beach and 4:38 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is 5327 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica.
There are 755+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Huntington Beach, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- 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
- $60–90
- Website
- Tica Bus
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