There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Costa Rica by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
19h 36m$513–1,327Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CGN - SJO
29h 18m$313–1,013Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
15h 33m$521–1,270Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
17h 19m$582–1,392Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRU - SJO
18h 17m$544–1,294Train to Frankfurt, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane FRA - LIO
27h 6m$353–1,085
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $310 - $1,100 and takes 29h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 33m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Cologne and Costa Rica is 9269 km.
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Cologne to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Cologne. It is currently 6:48 AM in Cologne and 11:48 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Costa Rica?
British Airways flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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