There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Quepos by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
12h 23m$572–1,281Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LAX - XQP
10h 3m$220–828Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Drive from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Queposcar
4d 9h$823–1,506Drive 5,381.3 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Queposcar 5,381.3 km
2d 19h$722–1,043Fly 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 San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
14h 41m$441–1,427Fly 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 Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
14h 37m$960–1,938Fly Los Angeles International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, Bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane LAX - FON
- Take the bus from Arenal Volcano National Park to Queposbus
13h 23m$573–1,178Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cobano (ACO)plane LAX - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Montezuma to Manuel Antonio
16h 18m$617–1,258Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Queposbus
4d 18h$387–452
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Quepos is to bus which costs $380 - $460 and takes 4 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Quepos is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $220 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Quepos. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Quepos via Managua and Terminal Tica Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 18h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Quepos is 4615 km. The road distance is 5381.3 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Quepos without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 18h and costs $380 - $460.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Los Angeles to Quepos, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Quepos bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Quepos is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $220 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $460 and takes 4 days 18h.
Los Angeles to Quepos bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, arrive at Managua station.
Quepos is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 7:55 PM in Los Angeles and 8:55 PM in Quepos.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Quepos, Costa Rica?
Delta, SANSA, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles to Quepos via Managua, Terminal NicaBus, and Terminal Tica Bus in around 4d 18h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Houston Hobby Apt, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cobano via Houston Hobby Apt, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- 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
- $340–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
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
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $460–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- https://www.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 Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Montezuma to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $406
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $12–18
- 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 2755 1024
- tours@williestourscostarica
- Website
- williestourscostarica.com
Bus from Arenal Volcano National Park to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $325
- Schedules at
- williestourscostarica.com
- 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
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
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