There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Jacó by plane, shuttle, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YOW - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
13h 15m$434–915Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YUL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
12h 44m$420–1,270Drive 6,371.3 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Jacócar 6,371.3 km
3d 7h$906–1,309Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YOW - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Jacó
15h 59m$923–1,627Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane YOW - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Jacó
23h 21m$575–1,169Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YYZ - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
15h 37m$486–1,089
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Jacó is to fly and shuttle which costs $430 - $950 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Jacó is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 12h 44m and costs $420 - $1,300.
The distance between Ottawa and Jacó is 4142 km. The road distance is 6371.3 km.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Ottawa to Jacó, including transfers.
Jacó is 2h behind Ottawa. It is currently 9:02 AM in Ottawa and 7:02 AM in Jacó.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Jacó is 6371 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Ottawa to Jacó.
There are 786+ hotels available in Jacó.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Jacó, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Jacó. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto - San José Lateral, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the shuttle to Jacó. Alternatively, you can drive from Ottawa to Jacó in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–180
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $437
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $343
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
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