There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Malawi by plane, car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane SJO - LLW
32h 39m$706–1,564Fly Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane LIO - BLZ
35h 38m$1,414–2,317Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane SJO - BLZ
30h 22m$772–1,701Fly Limón International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane LIO - LLW
32h 44m$867–2,921Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tete (TET)plane SJO - TET
- Drive from Tete (TET) to Blantyrecar
32h 20m$954–2,092Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Chileka International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane DAV - BLZ
43h 25m$2,592–5,295
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Malawi is to fly which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 32h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Malawi is to fly which takes 30h 22m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Malawi is 13300 km.
It takes approximately 32h 39m to get from Costa Rica to Malawi, including transfers.
Malawi is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:56 PM in Costa Rica and 1:56 AM in Malawi.
There are 41+ hotels available in Malawi.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Malawi?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 8m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
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