How to get fromRio de Janeiro to Limónby plane or bus

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There are 2 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Limón by plane or bus

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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best
1. Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GIG - SJO
2. Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Diagonal Al Macdonaldsbus
17h 44m
$294–533
Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane GIG - LIO
16h 27m
$251–901

Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

49Weekly Planes

10h 47mAverage Duration

$217Cheapest Price

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Distance: 6,294.9 km
Duration: 17h 44m

What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Limón, Costa Rica?

Copa Airlines, World Ticket, and three other airlines fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Limón International Airport (LIO) every 4 hours.

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Limón, Costa Rica(opens in a new window)

Limón, commonly known as Puerto Limón (Port Lemon in English), is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón Province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over, and is home to the Afro-Costa Rican community. Part of the community traces its roots to Italian, Jamaican and Chinese laborers who worked on a late nineteenth-century railroad project that connected San José to Puerto Limón. Until 1948, the Costa Rican government did not recognize Afro-Caribbean people as citizens and restricted their movement outside Limón province. As a result of this travel ban, this Afro-Caribbean population became firmly established in the region, which influenced decisions not to move even after it was legally permitted. Nowadays, there is a significant outflow of Limón natives who move to the country's Central Valley in search of better employment and education. The Afro-Caribbean community speaks Spanish and Limonese Creole, a creole of English.

Places to stay in Limón

Park Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Hotel Costa del Sol(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Aptos Casa Caribe, habitaciones privadas en aptos compartidos & aptos completos con auto entrada(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

LOFTSCACAO APARTMENTS, Villas Cacao, near to Playa Bonita Limón(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

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