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There are 8 ways to get from America to Puntarenas by train, plane, shuttle, car, or ferry

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane AMS - SJO
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    18h 49m
    $765–1,439

  2. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane AMS - XQP
    3. Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Puntarenascar car
    32h 13m
    $434–1,401

  3. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane DUS - SJO
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    23h 8m
    $536–1,326

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane FRA - SJO
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    20h 30m
    $728–1,494

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane plane AMS - NOB
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    31h 52m
    $841–1,875

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cobano, ferry

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cobano (ACO)plane plane AMS - ACO
    3. Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry ferry
    33h 6m
    $469–1,732

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, drive, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane plane AMS - FON
    3. Drive from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Monteverdecar car
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    33h 37m
    $614–1,495

  8. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    5. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane CDG - SJO
    6. Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    22h 27m
    $900–1,994

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration14h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket$371Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,314.7 km
  • Duration: 18h 49m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Puntarenas, Costa Rica?

There is no direct connection from America to Puntarenas. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, walk to San Jose Airport, then take the shuttle to Puntarenas. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, walk to San Jose Airport, then take the shuttle to Puntarenas.

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