There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Teresa by plane or shuttle
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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDU - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Tambor
17h 25m$1,179–1,497Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane GIG - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Santa Teresa
17h 2m$271–921Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cobano (ACO)plane GIG - ACO
15h 30m$281–991Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GIG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Tambor
17h 31m$1,103–1,348Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane GIG - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Tambor
20h 2m$766–1,495
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Teresa is to fly and shuttle which costs $270 - $950 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Teresa is to fly which takes 15h 30m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Teresa is 6052 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Teresa, including transfers.
Santa Teresa is 3h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 12:29 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 9:29 PM in Santa Teresa.
There are 394+ hotels available in Santa Teresa.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., World Ticket, and three other airlines fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cobano (ACO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano via Brasilia, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Brasilia, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cobano via Brasilia, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Brasilia, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–470
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Nosara to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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