There are 6 ways to get from Utah to Costa Rica 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 St. George Regional
best- Fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SGU - SJO
9h 28m$223–801Fly from Provo
cheapest- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVU - SJO
22h 25m$134–554Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d 23h$788–1,272Drive 5,507 km
- Drive from Salt Lake City to San Josécar 5,507 km
2d 21h$739–1,067Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLC - SJO
11h 25m$243–955Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAS - SJO
10h 4m$309–1,364
St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $220 - $800.
The distance between Utah and Costa Rica is 4227 km. The road distance is 5507 km.
The best way to get from Utah to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 23h and costs $750 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Utah to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Costa Rica is 5507 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Utah to Costa Rica.
There are 758+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Austin, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Provo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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