There are 6 ways to get from South Carolina to Costa Rica by taxi, plane, train, bus, 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.
Taxi to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Rock Hill to Charlotte-Airport-CLTtaxi
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLT - SJO
5h 18m$232–748Fly Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CAE - SJO
9h 44m$122–554Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Selma Stationtrain
- Take the train from Selma Station to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d 12h$663–1,371Drive 5,266.3 km
- Drive from Charleston to San Josécar 5,266.3 km
2d 19h$707–1,021Fly Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GSP - SJO
6h 51m$192–700Taxi to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Rock Hill to Charlotte-Airport-CLTtaxi
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CLT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
8h 28m$585–1,575
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Carolina to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from South Carolina to Costa Rica is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $230 - $750.
The distance between South Carolina and Costa Rica is 2872 km. The road distance is 5266.3 km.
The best way to get from South Carolina to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 12h and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from South Carolina to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind South Carolina. It is currently 8:41 PM in South Carolina and 6:41 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between South Carolina to Costa Rica is 5266 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from South Carolina to Costa Rica.
There are 756+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between South Carolina, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Selma Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Selma Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- 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
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Veteran's Cab Company
- Phone
- +1-803-327-4131
- Website
- rockhillcabs.com
Veteran's Cab Company
- Phone
- +1-803-327-4131
- Website
- rockhillcabs.com
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