There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Santorini Island by plane, car ferry, taxi, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santorini
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santorini (JTR)plane SJO - JTR
19h 10m€600–1,200Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SJO - HER
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
22h 47m€431–1,411Fly Limón International Airport to Santorini
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Santorini (JTR)plane LIO - JTR
18h 36m€610–1,212Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Santorini (JTR)plane XQP - JTR
20h 22m€671–1,343Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
25h 30m€635–1,150Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer, car ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SJO - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
24h 25m€544–1,796Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Santorini (JTR)plane FON - JTR
25h 19m€1,046–1,850Ferry to Cobano, fly to Santorini
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Santorini (JTR)plane ACO - JTR
24h 5m€665–1,449
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Santorini Island is to fly and car ferry which costs €430 - €1500 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Santorini Island is to fly which takes 18h 36m and costs €600 - €1300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Santorini Island is 11060 km.
It takes approximately 19h 10m to get from Costa Rica to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:55 PM in Costa Rica and 7:55 AM in Santorini Island.
There are 2263+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Santorini Island, Greece?
Iberia, Iberojet Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santorini (JTR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santorini via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Santorini via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Santorini via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Santorini via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Santorini via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Cobano to Santorini via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Madrid, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via Madrid, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €230
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–23
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- €2
- Child
- €1
- Moto
- €7
- Bike
- €5
- Car
- €23
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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