There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SJO - VAR
31h 37m$586–2,032Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SJO - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
19h 55m$420–1,520Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SJO - SOF
18h 51m$552–1,203Fly Limón International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIO - SOF
21h 17m$502–1,714Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane SJO - BOJ
21h 4m$553–1,905Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane SJO - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
23h 59m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria is to fly and bus which costs $420 - $1,600 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 18h 51m and costs $550 - $1,200.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bulgaria is 11018 km.
It takes approximately 31h 37m to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:24 AM in Costa Rica and 4:24 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2314+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Varna Airport (VAR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Sofia Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Burgas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Burgas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
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