There are 8 ways to get from London to Puntarenas by plane, shuttle, car, or 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 London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
16h 39m$738–1,415Fly London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LHR - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Puntarenascar
30h 38m$363–1,170Fly London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCY - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
19h 27m$646–1,877Fly London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LHR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
29h 33m$839–1,821Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane LHR - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Puntarenas
24h 7m$759–1,559Fly London Heathrow Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cobano (ACO)plane LHR - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
32h 6m$392–1,407Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane LHR - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
30h 7m$774–1,651Fly London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane LHR - FON
- Drive from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Monteverdecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
30h 17m$545–1,368
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Puntarenas is to fly and drive which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 30h 38m.
The fastest way to get from London to Puntarenas is to fly and shuttle which takes 16h 39m and costs $700 - $1,500.
The distance between London and Puntarenas is 8818 km.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from London to Puntarenas, including transfers.
Puntarenas is 6h behind London. It is currently 11:41 AM in London and 5:41 AM in Puntarenas.
There are 117+ hotels available in Puntarenas.
What companies run services between London, England and Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from London to Puntarenas. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 San Jose Airport, then take the shuttle to Puntarenas. Alternatively, you can take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) 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 San Jose Airport, then take the shuttle to Puntarenas.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cobano via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nosara Airport via Newark, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nosara Airport via Philadelphia, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Shuttle from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $173
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
Shuttle from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $173
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $405
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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