There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
9h 49m$431–963Fly Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
11h 2m$165–656Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d$425–538Drive 5,923.9 km
- Drive from Oakland to San Josécar 5,923.9 km
3d$795–1,148Fly San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SFO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 22m$515–1,442Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland 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
5d 2h$609–864
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $430 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 0h.
The distance between Oakland and Costa Rica is 4937 km. The road distance is 5923.9 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 0h and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Oakland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Oakland to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $430 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $550 and takes 5 days 0h.
Oakland to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 13:16 in Oakland and 14:16 in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Aeroméxico fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Terminal NicaBus via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, and Managua in around 5d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- 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
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- 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
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- 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
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