There are 8 ways to get from Mississippi 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 Jackson/Vicksburg
best- Fly from Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JAN - SJO
7h 3m$170–648Fly from Meridian
cheapest- Fly from Meridian (MEI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEI - SJO
9h 9m$157–621Train, bus via San Salvador
- Take the train from Jackson to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
4d 10h$349–687Drive 4,266.9 km
- Drive from Jackson to San Josécar 4,266.9 km
2d 8h$573–827Fly from Memphis
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEM - SJO
7h 4m$203–778Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GPT - SJO
6h 47m$181–713Fly from Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport
- Fly from Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PIB - SJO
10h 23m$163–639Train, bus
- Take the train from Jackson to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
5d 7h$429–802
Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mississippi to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Mississippi to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Mississippi and Costa Rica is 2572 km. The road distance is 4266.9 km.
The best way to get from Mississippi to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus via San Salvador which takes 4 days 10h and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Mississippi to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Mississippi. It is currently 5:31 PM in Mississippi and 4:31 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Mississippi to Costa Rica is 4267 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Mississippi to Costa Rica.
There are 755+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Mississippi, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Meridian to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Memphis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jackson to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jackson to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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 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 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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