There are 5 ways to get from Atenas to Athens by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
18h 4m€562–1,112Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Atenas to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane XQP - ATH
19h 45m€322–1,128Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane SJO - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
37h 47m€580–2,145Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIR - ATH
25h 46m€899–2,544Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Atenas to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FON - ATH
22h 4m€673–1,817
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Atenas to Athens is to drive and fly which costs €320 - €1200 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Atenas to Athens is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs €550 - €1200.
The distance between Atenas and Athens is 10933 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Atenas to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Atenas. It is currently 11:41 PM in Atenas and 7:41 AM in Athens.
There are 13045+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Atenas, Costa Rica and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €282
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €241
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Atenas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €188
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–62
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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