There are 6 ways to get from Brussels to San José by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRU - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
17h 31m$603–1,107Fly Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane BRU - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Josécar
34h 17m$435–1,524Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
16h 35m$617–1,114Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
16h 38m$625–1,483Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
22h 15m$607–1,544Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
18h 23m$583–1,755
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to San José is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,200 and takes 17h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to San José is to train and fly and bus which takes 16h 35m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Brussels and San José is 9171 km.
It takes approximately 17h 31m to get from Brussels to San José, including transfers.
San José is 8h behind Brussels. It is currently 2:04 PM in Brussels and 6:04 AM in San José.
There are 764+ hotels available in San José.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and San José, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Brussels to San José. However, you can take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14. Alternatively, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
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