There are 5 ways to get from Sarapiquí to La Fortuna by bus, plane, shuttle, or car
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Bus, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
- 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SJO - MAD
18h 18m€411–966Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Sarapiquí to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane XQP - MAD
17h 48m€365–1,138Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FON - MAD
18h 42m€668–1,556Shuttle, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LIR - MAD
22h 16m€840–1,847Shuttle, shuttle to Cobano, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Tambor
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ACO - MAD
21h 4m€1,031–1,884
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarapiquí to La Fortuna is to bus and fly which costs €410 - €1000 and takes 18h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Sarapiquí to La Fortuna is to drive and fly which takes 17h 48m and costs €360 - €1200.
The distance between Sarapiquí and La Fortuna is 8798 km.
It takes approximately 18h 18m to get from Sarapiquí to La Fortuna, including transfers.
La Fortuna is 8h ahead of Sarapiquí. It is currently 8:03 PM in Sarapiquí and 4:03 AM in La Fortuna.
There are 6962+ hotels available in La Fortuna.
What companies run services between Sarapiquí, Costa Rica and La Fortuna, Madrid, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Sarapiquí to La Fortuna. However, you can take the bus to Terminal Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, take the bus to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José, walk to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14, take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid Airport T4, take the line 8 subway to Nuevos Ministerios, take the line 6 subway to Plaza Eliptica, then take the line 11 subway to La Fortuna. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, walk to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, take the shuttle to La Fortuna, take the taxi to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid Airport T4, take the line 8 subway to Nuevos Ministerios, take the line 6 subway to Plaza Eliptica, then take the line 11 subway to La Fortuna.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,700
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–750
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,000
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Phone
- +506 222 0610 / 2255 4300
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from Terminal Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- 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
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €206
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €395
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
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