There are 6 ways to get from San José to Dubai Airport (DXB) by bus, plane, shuttle, or car
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Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane SJO - DXB
22h 4mAED 2,905–6,507Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane SJO - DWC
23h 17mAED 1,920–9,530Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane SJO - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
25h 57mAED 3,351–5,560Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LIR - DXB
23h 23mAED 2,975–9,800Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Drive from San José to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane XQP - DXB
22h 56mAED 1,948–7,070Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Sharjah International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane SJO - SHJ
28h 12mAED 2,028–7,039
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Dubai Airport (DXB) is to bus and fly which costs AED 2900 - AED 6500 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Dubai Airport (DXB) is to bus and fly which takes 22h 4m and costs AED 2900 - AED 6500.
The distance between San José and Dubai Airport (DXB) is 14229 km.
It takes approximately 22h 4m to get from San José to Dubai Airport (DXB), including transfers.
Dubai Airport (DXB) is 10h ahead of San José. It is currently 3:39 AM in San José and 1:39 PM in Dubai Airport (DXB).
There are 17008+ hotels available in Dubai Airport (DXB).
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Dubai Airport (DXB), United Arab Emirates?
There is no direct connection from San José to Dubai Airport (DXB). However, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, then fly to Dubai International Airport (DXB). Alternatively, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Abu Dhabi (AUH), walk to Abu Dhabi Airport, take the shuttle to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall, walk to Ibn Battuta Metro Station, take the subway to Al Rigga Metro Station 1, then take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,600–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 3,200–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,700–9,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Dubai International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Dubai International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Dubai International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,400–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,700–9,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Dubai International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,400–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 3,300–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via London Heathrow, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Zurich, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Dubai International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–11,000
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,300–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–8,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–8,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Frankfurt, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,300–8,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–7
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–7
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–7
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–7
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 30–70
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
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