There are 7 ways to get from Nashville to Costa Rica by car, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), shuttle, bus, train, 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.
Drive to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Drive from Nashville to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)car
- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HSV - SJO
9h 23m$182–732Fly Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BNA - SJO
9h 2m$153–654Bus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis 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 18h$384–734Drive 4,820.8 km
- Drive from Nashville to San Josécar 4,820.8 km
2d 14h$647–934Fly Nashville to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BNA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 12m$506–1,481Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale 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
5d 1h$516–1,033Bus via Montgomery
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 11h$399–703
Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nashville to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Nashville to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Nashville station to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Nashville Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José via Memphis Bus Station, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Houston and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 18h.
The distance between Nashville and Costa Rica is 2939 km. The road distance is 4820.8 km.
The best way to get from Nashville to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 18h and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Nashville to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Nashville to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Nashville Bus Station.
The best way to get from Nashville to Costa Rica is to bus which takes 4 days 18h and costs $380 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $700 and takes 9h 2m.
Nashville to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Memphis Bus Station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Nashville. It is currently 7:12 AM in Nashville and 6:12 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Nashville, TN, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Nashville Bus Station to Terminal Tica Bus San José via Memphis Bus Station, Downtown Houston, Downtown Transit Center Stn SB, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Bellaire Blvd @ Corporate Dr, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 4d 18h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and two other airlines fly from Nashville (BNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nashville to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Nashville to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Nashville to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Nashville to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nashville to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nashville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nashville to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- 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 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
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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Yes, the driving distance between Nashville to Costa Rica is 4821 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Nashville to Costa Rica.
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