There are 7 ways to get from France to Costa Rica by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
14h 54m$613–1,513Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BOD - SJO
16h 41m$332–1,202Fly Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TLS - SJO
16h 17m$709–1,309Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NTE - SJO
18h 59m$362–1,302Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CDG - LIO
25h 57m$365–1,128Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
17h 39m$566–1,916Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane CDG - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
29h 7m$473–1,283
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from France to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 54m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between France and Costa Rica is 8972 km.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from France to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind France. It is currently 2:06 PM in France and 7:06 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between France and Costa Rica?
Air France, Copa Airlines, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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