There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Limón by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LAX - LIO
9h 59m$198–763Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Inicialbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guápiles to Parada Del Mayoreobus
4d 19h$387–446Drive 5,436.2 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Limóncar 5,436.2 km
2d 19h$729–1,053Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
13h 19m$1,319–1,615Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LAX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
13h 43m$1,008–1,968Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BUR - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
15h 37m$1,178–1,711
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Limón is to bus which costs $380 - $450 and takes 4 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Limón is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $190 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Limón. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Parada Del Mayoreo via Managua, Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José and Terminal Guápiles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 19h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Limón is 4504 km. The road distance is 5436.2 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Limón without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 19h and costs $380 - $450.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Los Angeles to Limón, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Limón bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Limón is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $190 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $450 and takes 4 days 19h.
Los Angeles to Limón bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, arrive at Managua station.
Limón is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 2:22 AM in Los Angeles and 3:22 AM in Limón.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Limón, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, SANSA, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Limón International Airport (LIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles to Parada Del Mayoreo via Managua, Terminal NicaBus, Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José, and Terminal Guápiles in around 4d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +506 222 0610 / 2255 4300
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Inicial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 2768 8787 / 2768 8732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tracasa
Bus from Terminal Guápiles to Parada Del Mayoreo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- Tracasa
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- 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 Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Limón is 5436 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Los Angeles to Limón.
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