There are 4 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$225–791Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- 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 taxi from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Volcán Poástaxi
4d 16h$453–602Drive 5,303.1 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Volcán Poáscar 5,303.1 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 46m$334–642
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 fly which costs $220 - $800 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $220 - $800.
The distance between Santa Ana and Volcán Poás is 4368 km. The road distance is 5303.1 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 4 days 16h and costs $450 - $600.
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 6:15 AM in Santa Ana and 7:15 AM in Volcán Poás.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Volcán Poás is 5303 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Santa Ana to Volcán Poás.
There are 780+ hotels available in Volcán Poás.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Volcán Poás, Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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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