There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAA - SJO
30h 11m$650–1,800Fly Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MAA - LIO
40h 10m$912–1,515Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLR - SJO
34h 35m$803–1,222Fly Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MAA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
45h 28m$1,074–2,379Fly Chennai International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MAA - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
31h 25m$780–1,970Fly Chennai International Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cobano (ACO)plane MAA - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
33h 57m$667–2,465
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Costa Rica is to train and bus and fly which costs $800 - $1,300 and takes 34h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 30h 11m and costs $650 - $1,800.
The distance between Chennai and Costa Rica is 16948 km.
It takes approximately 30h 11m to get from Chennai to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 5:13 AM in Chennai and 5:43 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 717+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Costa Rica?
Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cobano via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cobano via Dubai, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Doha, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Frankfurt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cobano via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Doha, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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