There are 5 ways to get from Prague to San José by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PRG - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
19h 3m$503–1,206Train to Wroclaw, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wroclaw Glownytrain
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane WRO - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
23h 38m$454–1,446Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRS - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
21h 40m$631–2,192Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NUE - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
23h 49m$562–1,761Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane PRG - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
31h 52m$699–1,785
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to San José is to train and fly and bus which costs $450 - $1,500 and takes 23h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to San José is to fly and bus which takes 19h 3m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Prague and San José is 9869 km.
It takes approximately 19h 3m to get from Prague to San José, including transfers.
San José is 8h behind Prague. It is currently 12:19 AM in Prague and 4:19 PM in San José.
There are 764+ hotels available in San José.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and San José, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Prague to San José. However, you can take the subway to Nádraží Veleslavín, walk to Nádraží Veleslavín, take the line 59 train to Václav Havel Airport T1, walk to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14. Alternatively, you can take the train to Dresden Hbf, take the train to Dresden Flughafen, walk to Dresden Airport (DRS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Wroclaw to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Wroclaw to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wroclaw to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $35–55
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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