There are 6 ways to get from Abu Dhabi to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AUH - SJO
25h 51m$372–1,103Fly Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AUH - LIO
40h 9m$312–965Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DXB - SJO
27h 6m$551–1,203Fly Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane AUH - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
28h 4m$491–1,251Fly Abu Dhabi to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Cobano (ACO)plane AUH - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
38h 12m$398–1,364Fly Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AUH - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
27h 11m$1,127–3,202
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $310 - $1,000 and takes 40h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 51m and costs $370 - $1,100.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Costa Rica is 14174 km.
It takes approximately 25h 51m to get from Abu Dhabi to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 10h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 8:22 PM in Abu Dhabi and 10:22 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Costa Rica?
Etihad, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via Atlanta, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via Boston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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