There are 6 ways to get from Mar del Plata to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, shuttle, train, 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 Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MDQ - SJO
16h 10m$278–1,110Fly Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MDQ - LIO
25h 8m$300–1,125Fly Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MDQ - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
21h 38m$548–1,380Shuttle to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Mar del Plata to Ezeiza - Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EZE - SJO
18h 34m$615–855Train to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Mar del Plata to Plaza Constitucióntrain
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AEP - SJO
19h 6m$323–731Fly Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) to Cobano (ACO)plane MDQ - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
24h 10m$325–1,375
Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mar del Plata to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $320 - $750 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Mar del Plata to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 10m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Mar del Plata and Costa Rica is 6019 km.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Mar del Plata to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Mar del Plata. It is currently 1:01 AM in Mar del Plata and 10:01 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Mar del Plata, Argentina and Costa Rica?
Aerolíneas Argentinas, Copa Airlines, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Rosario, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Cobano via Rosario, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Rosario, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Limón International Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Rosario, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cordoba, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Cobano via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Astor Piazzolla International Airport to Cobano via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Phone
- +54 800 2228736
- Website
- argentina.gob.ar
Train from Mar del Plata to Plaza Constitución
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–30
- Schedules at
- argentina.gob.ar
- Book at
- webventas.sofse.gob.ar
- Local
- $2–4
- Primera
- $9–21
- Pullman
- $11–30
- Primera (First)
- $25
- Phone
- 0810 888 5366
- Website
- tiendaleon.com
Shuttle from Mar del Plata to Ezeiza - Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $306
- Schedules at
- tiendaleonmdq.com
- 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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