There are 6 ways to get from New Orleans to Cahuita by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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, shuttle
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MSY - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Cahuita
12h 15m$235–776Fly to Limón International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MSY - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Manzanillo
14h 11m$229–841Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Cahuita
4d 11h$456–821Drive 4,279.8 km
- Drive from New Orleans to Cahuitacar 4,279.8 km
2d 8h$574–829Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MSY - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
15h 17m$1,069–1,994Bus
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Estación de Buses Cahuitabus
5d 2h
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Cahuita is to fly and shuttle which costs $230 - $800 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Cahuita is to fly and shuttle which takes 12h 15m and costs $230 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from New Orleans station to Cahuita. However, there are services departing from New Orleans Bus Station and arriving at Estación de Buses Cahuita via Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Houston, Managua and Terminal Atlántico Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 2h.
The distance between New Orleans and Cahuita is 2551 km. The road distance is 4279.8 km.
The best way to get from New Orleans to Cahuita without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 4 days 11h and costs $450 - $850.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from New Orleans to Cahuita, including transfers.
New Orleans to Cahuita bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from New Orleans Bus Station.
New Orleans to Cahuita bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Downtown Houston station.
Cahuita is 1h behind New Orleans. It is currently 7:17 PM in New Orleans and 6:17 PM in Cahuita.
Yes, the driving distance between New Orleans to Cahuita is 4280 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from New Orleans to Cahuita.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Cahuita, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Estación de Buses Cahuita via Downtown Houston, Downtown Transit Center Stn SB, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Bellaire Blvd @ Corporate Dr, Houston, Managua, San José, and Terminal Atlántico Norte in around 5d 2h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878 / 2221 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from San José to Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
Shuttle from San José to Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $772
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- 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 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from Managua to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +506 2758 0618 / 2758 1572 / 4070-6373
- [email protected]
- Website
- mepecr.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Estación de Buses Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
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