There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Limón by train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Limón International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane FRA - LIO
29h 5m$329–1,157Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
22h 55m$1,529–2,257Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HAJ - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
26h 38mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane FRA - XQP
- Take a shuttle bus from Manuel Antonio to Playa Manzanillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
37h 31m$865–1,693
Frankfurt (FRA) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Limón is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Limón is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 22h 55m and costs $1,500 - $2,300.
The distance between Europe and Limón is 9460 km.
It takes approximately 29h 5m to get from Europe to Limón, including transfers.
Limón is 7h behind Europe. It is currently 11:51 AM in Europe and 4:51 AM in Limón.
There are 38+ hotels available in Limón.
What companies run services between Europe and Limón, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Limón. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Limón International Airport (LIO). Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to Monteverde, then take the shuttle to Limón.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Manuel Antonio to Playa Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $501
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
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