There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to China by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane SJO - PEK
23h 1m¥3,401–10,516Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane SJO - CAN
32h 35m¥3,090–9,473Fly Limón International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LIO - PEK
35h 12m¥3,600–11,122Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane SJO - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
29h 10m¥4,266–9,476Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane SJO - HKG
34h 34m¥4,315–14,327Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LIR - PEK
28h 53m¥7,350–21,228Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LIR - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
40h 53m¥6,899–17,332Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SJO - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
26h 26m¥3,910–13,024
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to China is to fly which costs ¥3000 - ¥9500 and takes 32h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to China is to fly which takes 23h 1m and costs ¥3400 - ¥11000.
The distance between Costa Rica and China is 14084 km.
It takes approximately 23h 1m to get from Costa Rica to China, including transfers.
There are 539+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and China?
KLM, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–18,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥85–130
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥85–130
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥1,395
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥1,794
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥1,395
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥1,794
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥430–460
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥430–460
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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