There are 4 ways to get from Santa Ana to Heredia by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SNA - SJO
9h 39m$188–733Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
4d 17h$390–475Drive 5,304.5 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Herediacar 5,304.5 km
2d 18h$712–1,028Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
10h 17m$326–532
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Heredia is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Heredia is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Santa Ana and Heredia is 4342 km. The road distance is 5304.5 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Heredia without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 17h and costs $390 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Santa Ana to Heredia, including transfers.
Heredia is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 2:48 PM in Santa Ana and 3:48 PM in Heredia.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Heredia is 5304 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Santa Ana to Heredia.
There are 747+ hotels available in Heredia.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Heredia, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
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