There are 4 ways to get from San José to Calgary by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SJO - YYC
14h 30m$637–1,453Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from San José to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane XQP - YYC
25h 12m$373–1,276Drive 6,655.6 km
- Drive from San José to Calgarycar 6,655.6 km
3d 7h$1,314–1,897Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LIR - YYC
14h 26m$801–1,516
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Calgary is to bus and fly which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Calgary is to shuttle and fly which takes 14h 26m and costs $800 - $1,600.
The distance between San José and Calgary is 5425 km. The road distance is 6655.6 km.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from San José to Calgary, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Calgary is 6656 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from San José to Calgary.
There are 1169+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Calgary, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from San José to Calgary. However, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary. Alternatively, you can drive from San José to Calgary in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Calgary International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Calgary International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Calgary International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Calgary International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Calgary International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $436
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $374
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $91–96
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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