There are 7 ways to get from Germany to Costa Rica by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
14h 57m$503–1,212Fly Frankfurt to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane FRA - LIO
26h 30m$335–1,027Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
19h$504–1,304Fly Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HAM - SJO
18h 57m$503–1,304Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
16h 57m$577–1,375Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
18h 17m$555–1,912Fly Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane FRA - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
29h 40m$463–1,382
Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $330 - $1,100 and takes 26h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 57m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Germany and Costa Rica is 9371 km.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Germany to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Germany and Costa Rica?
Lufthansa and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Zurich Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
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
- $360–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Zurich Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- 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 Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- 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 Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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