There are 8 ways to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, taxi, or bus (Greyhound)
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 Indianapolis (IND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IND - SJO
7h 9m$170–700Bus, train
- 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 3h$779–1,333Drive 5,180.4 km
- Drive from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to San Josécar 5,180.4 km
2d 17h$784–1,132Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane IND - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
10h 12m$561–1,664Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane IND - LIO
15h 51m$192–750Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane IND - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
9h 37m$301–870Bus via Montgomery
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d 5h$476–851Bus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus
- Take the bus from Austin, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Katy, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 18h$596–839
Indianapolis (IND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Airport and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José via Indianapolis Union Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 5h.
The distance between Indianapolis Airport (IND) and Costa Rica is 3315 km. The road distance is 5180.4 km.
The best way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 3h and costs $750 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Montgomery, which costs $470 - $850 and takes 5 days 5h.
Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Montgomery Intermodal Center station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Indianapolis Airport (IND). It is currently 3:58 AM in Indianapolis Airport (IND) and 2:58 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Indianapolis Airport (IND), USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Indianapolis Airport to Terminal Tica Bus San José via Ctc-M, Indianapolis Union Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 5d 5h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Limón International Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
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 Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- 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
- $60–90
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–230
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $220–230
Bus from Austin, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Katy, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $28–50
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
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