There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Limón by plane, car, train, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane DCA - LIO
8h 26m$290–1,200Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane IAD - LIO
11h 55m$172–703Drive 5,887.8 km
- Drive from Washington to Limóncar 5,887.8 km
3d 2h$790–1,141Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BWI - LIO
9h 38m$202–1,345Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DCA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
12h 42m$1,259–2,007
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Limón is to subway and fly which costs $170 - $750 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Limón is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Washington and Limón is 3268 km. The road distance is 5887.8 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Limón International Airport (LIO), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Limón International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 14h 26m and has two stopovers.
Limón is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 1:21 PM in Washington and 11:21 AM in Limón.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Limón is 5888 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Washington to Limón.
Delta, United Airlines, SANSA and four other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Limón International Airport Airport.
There are 37+ hotels available in Limón.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Limón, Costa Rica?
Delta, World Ticket, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Limón International Airport (LIO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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