There are 6 ways to get from Portugal to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OPO - SJO
16h 6m$553–1,205Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane OPO - LIO
27h 9m$424–1,018Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIS - SJO
17h 20m$506–1,113Bus to Vigo, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáizbus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VGO - SJO
18h$611–1,921Bus, train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáizbus
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SCQ - SJO
19h 34m$573–1,849Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LIS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
30h 2m$779–2,290
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 6m and costs $550 - $1,200.
The distance between Portugal and Costa Rica is 8087 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Portugal to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 754+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Portugal and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Transat, and four other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Vigo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Vigo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Vigo to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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