There are 7 ways to get from Phoenix to Jacó by plane, bus, shuttle, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PHX - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
12h 58m$312–812Fly Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PHX - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Jacótaxi
13h 50m$260–720Bus via Morelia
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlantico Norte to En El Parque, Cruzando Calle Está El Pollo Felizbus
4d 1h$328–581Drive 4,716.5 km
- Drive from Phoenix to Jacócar 4,716.5 km
2d 12h$633–914Shuttle to Tucson, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TUS - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
15h 27m$520–1,163Fly Phoenix to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PHX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Jacó
16h 40m$900–1,624Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Jacóbus
4d 23h$405–543
Phoenix (PHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Jacó is to bus via Morelia which costs $320 - $600 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Jacó is to fly and bus and shuttle which takes 12h 58m and costs $310 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix station to Jacó. However, there are services departing from Phoenix Bus Station and arriving at En El Parque, Cruzando Calle Está El Pollo Feliz via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Terminal San Carlos - CCA and Terminal Atlantico Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 1h.
The distance between Phoenix and Jacó is 4058 km. The road distance is 4716.5 km.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Jacó without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Phoenix to Jacó, including transfers.
Phoenix to Jacó bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Phoenix Bus Station.
Phoenix to Jacó bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Morelia station.
Jacó is 1h ahead of Phoenix. It is currently 4:57 AM in Phoenix and 5:57 AM in Jacó.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Jacó is 4717 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Phoenix to Jacó.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Jacó, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Phoenix Bus Station to En El Parque, Cruzando Calle Está El Pollo Feliz via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, San Salvador, Terminal San Carlos - CCA, and Terminal Atlantico Norte in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Phoenix to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $437
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $7–11
- Phone
- +506 2290 2922
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Jacó
Bus from Terminal Atlantico Norte to En El Parque, Cruzando Calle Está El Pollo Feliz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Jacó
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $75–100
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–65
- Titanium
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- 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
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