There are 5 ways to get from Southampton to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 35m$566–1,225Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
19h 39m$336–1,029Fly Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SOU - SJO
16h 39m$432–1,604Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
24h 53m$368–1,140Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LHR - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
23h 43m$476–1,295
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,100 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 15h 35m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Southampton and Costa Rica is 8817 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Southampton to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Southampton. It is currently 12:51 PM in Southampton and 6:51 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Costa Rica?
KLM flies from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Punta Cana, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Punta Cana, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
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