There are 8 ways to get from Barcelona to Esparza by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BCN - SJO
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses del Norte to Esparzabus
20h 11m$512–1,218Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane BCN - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Esparzacar
20h 7m$329–1,130Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BCN - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palíbus
36h 32m$502–1,723Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VLC - SJO
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses del Norte to Esparzabus
21h 52m$406–1,294Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses del Norte to Esparzabus
19h 18m$527–1,286Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane BCN - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palíbus
31h 4m$539–1,231Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cobano, drive
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cobano (ACO)plane BCN - ACO
- Drive from Cobano-Airport-ACO to Esparzacar
21h 20m$355–1,239Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nosara Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane BCN - NOB
- Take the bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Cruce Esparzabus
22h 4m$604–1,328
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Esparza is to fly and drive which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Esparza is to train and fly and bus which takes 19h 18m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Barcelona and Esparza is 9060 km.
It takes approximately 20h 11m to get from Barcelona to Esparza, including transfers.
Esparza is 8h behind Barcelona. It is currently 2:30 PM in Barcelona and 6:30 AM in Esparza.
There are 144+ hotels available in Esparza.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Esparza, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Barcelona to Esparza. However, you can take the train to El Prat Aeroport, walk to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 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 Central de Autobuses del Norte, then take the bus to Esparza. Alternatively, you can take the train to El Prat Aeroport, walk to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Llano Grande, take the bus to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, take the bus to Cañas, walk to Terminal Municipal de Cañas, then take the bus to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palí.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Charlotte, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cobano via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cobano via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nosara Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cobano via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nosara Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +506 2222 3854
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from Central de Autobuses del Norte to Esparza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Central de Autobuses del Norte to Esparza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Central de Autobuses del Norte to Esparza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- Transnorte de Upala
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- Transnorte de Upala
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Cruzando Calles Frente Maxi Palí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- Transnorte de Upala
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Cruce Esparza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
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