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
24h 51m$392–1,103Fly Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AUH - LIO
40h 9m$482–1,315Fly 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 12m$1,187–3,102Shuttle 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
26h 52m$751–1,103Fly 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$421–1,011Fly Abu Dhabi to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Cobano (ACO)plane AUH - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
30h 42m$418–1,266
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 and taxi which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 28h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 24h 51m and costs $390 - $1,100.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Costa Rica is 14174 km.
It takes approximately 24h 51m to get from Abu Dhabi to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 10h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 2:34 AM in Abu Dhabi and 4:34 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Costa Rica?
Etihad, Air Canada, and six other airlines fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
- 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
- $500–1,900
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
- $550–2,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
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
- $370–1,400
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
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
- $370–1,400
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via New York JFK, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cobano via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- 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/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- 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
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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