There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Johannesburg by plane, taxi, or ferry
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane SJO - JNB
21h 41mR 13,370–19,457Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane LIO - JNB
21h 24mR 11,532–29,645Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane XQP - JNB
32h 15mR 13,560–30,042Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ACO - JNB
26h 42mR 11,627–33,128
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Johannesburg is to fly which costs R 13 000 - R 20 000 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Johannesburg is to fly which takes 21h 24m and costs R 11 000 - R 30 000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Johannesburg is 12752 km.
It takes approximately 21h 41m to get from Costa Rica to Johannesburg, including transfers.
Johannesburg is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 9:52 PM in Costa Rica and 5:52 AM in Johannesburg.
There are 4930+ hotels available in Johannesburg.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Johannesburg, South Africa?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) twice daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–30,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–30,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
Flights from Cobano to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–31,000
Flights from Cobano to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–31,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–30,000
Flights from Cobano to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–30,000
Flights from Cobano to Johannesburg International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–30,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Cobano to Johannesburg International Airport via Liberia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–39,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–22,000
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 18–408
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- R 29
- Child
- R 18
- Moto
- R 122
- Bike
- R 79
- Car
- R 408
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–2,700
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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