There are 4 ways to get from Aarau to Costa Rica by train, plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
14h 49m$522–1,061Train to Basel, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BSL - SJO
17h 50m$354–1,464Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ZRH - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
17h 32m$591–1,919Train to Zurich Airport, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane ZRH - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
30h 46m$577–1,749
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarau to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Aarau to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 14h 49m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Aarau and Costa Rica is 9453 km.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from Aarau to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Aarau. It is currently 9:01 PM in Aarau and 1:01 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Aarau, Switzerland and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Aarau to Costa Rica. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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