There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Europe by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SJO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
18h 4m$539–1,520Fly Limón International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
18h 5m$449–1,531Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SJO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
21h 19mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SJO - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
21h 5m$549–2,016Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane XQP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
19h 51m$536–1,581Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SJO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 26m$642–1,627
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Europe is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Europe is to fly and train which takes 18h 4m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Europe is 9542 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Costa Rica to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:50 PM in Costa Rica and 10:50 PM in Europe.
There are 798+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Europe. However, you can take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
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- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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