There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to South Korea by plane, train, shuttle, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SJO - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
24h 42m₩834,875–2,613,497Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Incheon 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 Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LIR - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
26h 39m₩1,771,361–4,458,561Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SJO - TAE
38h 13m₩1,440,194–4,993,370Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SJO - PUS
26h 42m₩969,667–3,376,357Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SJO - GMP
26h 13m₩898,737–3,118,508Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane SJO - FUK
- Take the ferry from 西戸崎旅客待合所 to 博多旅客待合所ferry
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
39h 14m₩843,585–2,726,130Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cheongju International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane SJO - CJJ
- Take the train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Stationtrain
28h 24m₩1,365,483–4,750,456
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to South Korea is to fly and train which costs ₩800,000 - ₩2700,000 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to South Korea is to fly and train which takes 24h 42m and costs ₩800,000 - ₩2700,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and South Korea is 13913 km.
It takes approximately 24h 42m to get from Costa Rica to South Korea, including transfers.
South Korea is 15h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:48 PM in Costa Rica and 7:48 AM in South Korea.
There are 5530+ hotels available in South Korea.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and South Korea?
United Airlines, T'way Air, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,900,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Monterrey, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–5,500,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Monterrey, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Atlanta, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,200,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Monterrey, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Houston, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–11,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Monterrey, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,100,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–5,500,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Monterrey, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,200,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–6,500,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Monterrey, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–5,500,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Atlanta, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,200,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Monterrey, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,000,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,200,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–6,500,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–5,500,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Houston, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–5,500,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–10,000,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–4,800,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,000,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,900,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–3,800,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,900,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Houston, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Monterrey, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,000,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,000,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩4,000–4,300
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩4,000–4,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–14,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩8,500–12,000
- First Class
- ₩9,500–14,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₩280,561
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₩360,938
- 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
- ₩88,000–93,000
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Website
- Fukuoka Ferry service
Ferry from 西戸崎旅客待合所 to 博多旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩3,400–3,900
- Website
- Fukuoka Ferry service
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩95,144–127,411
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩212,351
- 1st Class
- ₩127,411
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩114,670
- 2nd Class
- ₩101,929
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