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How to get fromSalt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Costa Ricaby plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Costa Rica by plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

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    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane SLC - SJO
    9h 15m
    $221–822

  2. Drive 5,514.6 km

    1. Drive from Salt-Lake-City-Airport-SLC to San Josécar car 5,514.6 km
    2d 21h
    $740–1,069

  3. Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane SLC - LIR
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    11h 46m
    $583–1,636

  4. Fly to Limón International Airport

    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane plane SLC - LIO
    11h 12m
    $268–964

  5. Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane plane SLC - FON
    2. Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuelashuttle bus
    20h 37m
    $534–1,236

  6. Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane SLC - XQP
    2. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi taxi
    12h 7m
    $386–1,124

  7. Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane plane SLC - MGA
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancasshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    17h 30m
    $1,076–1,778

  8. Fly to Cobano, ferry

    1. Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Cobano (ACO)plane plane SLC - ACO
    2. Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry ferry
    16h
    $272–1,118

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration11h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket$219Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,380.8 km
  • Duration: 9h 15m

What companies run services between Salt Lake City Airport (SLC), USA and Costa Rica?

American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.

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