There are 6 ways to get from Pensacola to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pensacola International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PNS - SJO
9h 34m$114–504Taxi, bus via San Salvador
- Take the taxi from Pensacola to Mobiletaxi
- Take the bus from Mobile to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
4d 8h$449–741Drive 4,416.7 km
- Drive from Pensacola to San Josécar 4,416.7 km
2d 9h$593–856Bus to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Pensacola to Crestviewbus
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VPS - SJO
9h 54m$202–668Fly Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PNS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 52m$468–1,383Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Pensacola to Mobiletaxi
- Take the bus from Mobile to Biloxibus
- Take the bus from Biloxi Transit Center to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 3h$495–759
Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pensacola to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Pensacola to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Pensacola and Costa Rica is 2310 km. The road distance is 4416.7 km.
The best way to get from Pensacola to Costa Rica without a car is to taxi and bus via San Salvador which takes 4 days 8h and costs $440 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Pensacola to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Pensacola. It is currently 5:23 AM in Pensacola and 4:23 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Pensacola to Costa Rica is 4417 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Pensacola to Costa Rica.
There are 717+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Pensacola, FL, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Mobile to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Pensacola to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Mobile to Biloxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- 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
- $60–85
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Biloxi Transit Center to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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