There are 5 ways to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás by plane, train, bus, taxi, 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
10h 26m$233–789Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio 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 taxi from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Volcán Poástaxi
4d 9h$897–1,639Drive 5,305.4 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Volcán Poáscar 5,305.4 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
11h 45m$373–692Train, 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 19h$383–467
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás is to train and bus which costs $380 - $470 and takes 4 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $230 - $800.
The distance between Santa Ana and Volcán Poás is 4368 km. The road distance is 5305.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 19h and costs $380 - $470.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás, including transfers.
Volcán Poás is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 7:29 AM in Santa Ana and 8:29 AM in Volcán Poás.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Volcán Poás is 5305 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás.
There are 778+ hotels available in Volcán Poás.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Volcán Poás, Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- 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
- $100–180
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Coopetaxi
- Phone
- +506 2236 7070
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetico
- Phone
- +506 2224 7979
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetranstura
- Phone
- +506 2440 4444
- Website
- officialairportsjotaxi.com
Taxis Coopeirazú
- Phone
- +506 2251 9990
- Website
- coopeirazu.com
Taxis Desamparados
- Phone
- +506 2250 5094
- Website
- facebook.com
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