There are 6 ways to get from Málaga to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGP - SJO
16h$281–1,001Train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GRX - SJO
19h 30m$424–1,436Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SVQ - SJO
18h 10m$312–1,094Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
16h 38m$509–1,248Fly Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AGP - LIO
31h 48m$303–1,116Train, train to Jerez Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Antequera-Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Antequera-Santa Ana to Dos Hermanastrain
- Take the train from Dos Hermanas to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XRY - SJO
19h 47m$507–1,659
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $280 - $1,000 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between Málaga and Costa Rica is 8444 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Málaga to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Málaga. It is currently 1:47 PM in Málaga and 5:47 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 758+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Antequera-Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Antequera-Santa Ana to Dos Hermanas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Dos Hermanas to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Antequera-Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Ouigo
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