There are 7 ways to get from Paris to Puntarenas by plane, shuttle, car, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
17h 17m$736–1,686Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane CDG - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Puntarenascar
30h 16m$355–1,248Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CDG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 1m$787–1,792Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CDG - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
28h 5m$772–1,722Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cobano (ACO)plane CDG - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
29h 39m$390–1,479Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
19h 51m$734–1,583Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CDG - FON
- Drive from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Monteverdecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
29h 50m$535–1,342
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Puntarenas is to fly and drive which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 30h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Puntarenas is to fly and shuttle which takes 17h 17m and costs $700 - $1,700.
The distance between Paris and Puntarenas is 9051 km.
It takes approximately 17h 17m to get from Paris to Puntarenas, including transfers.
Puntarenas is 7h behind Paris. It is currently 2:40 PM in Paris and 7:40 AM in Puntarenas.
There are 118+ hotels available in Puntarenas.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Paris to Puntarenas. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 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 Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Liberia Airport, take the shuttle to Monteverde, then take the shuttle to Puntarenas.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nosara Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cobano via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cobano via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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 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
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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