There are 8 ways to get from Italy to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIN - SJO
17h 25m$602–902Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
19h 10m$305–1,106Fly from Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLR - SJO
18h 37m$382–1,402Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLQ - SJO
17h 26m$340–1,300Fly from Turin Caselle Airport
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRN - SJO
17h 52m$343–1,305Fly from Naples Airport
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NAP - SJO
18h 39m$362–1,302Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FCO - SJO
18h 37m$554–1,006Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
19h 19m$581–1,941
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 18h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs $600 - $900.
The distance between Italy and Costa Rica is 9497 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Italy to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Italy. It is currently 6:15 PM in Italy and 11:15 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Italy and Costa Rica?
Iberia, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Naples Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Naples Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Naples Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- 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
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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