There are 4 ways to get from Alicante to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ALC - SJO
16h 5m$503–1,204Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ALC - LIO
33h 38m$233–1,116Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VLC - SJO
18h 10m$457–1,264Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
16h 22m$409–1,188
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $230 - $1,200 and takes 33h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 5m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Alicante and Costa Rica is 8786 km.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Alicante to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Alicante. It is currently 2:16 AM in Alicante and 7:16 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Train operators
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
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