How to get fromSan Juan to Limónby plane or shuttle

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There are 2 ways to get from San Juan to Limón by plane or shuttle

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Fly to Limón International Airport
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1. Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SJU - LIO
11h 26m
$140–465
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
1. Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJU - SJO
2. Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverdeshuttle
3. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limónshuttle
12h 49m
$1,285–1,775

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights

42Weekly Planes

12h 55mAverage Duration

$86Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,073.3 km
Duration: 11h 26m

What companies run services between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Limón, Costa Rica?

Copa Airlines, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Limón International Airport (LIO) every 4 hours.

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Limón(opens in a new window), 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)

8.4Very Good

Hotel Costa del Sol(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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

7.7Good

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

9.5Superb