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
15h 55m$383–907Train 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
17h 15m$440–1,046Train 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 2m$544–1,454Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ALC - LIO
30h 33m$444–1,020
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 $380 - $950 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 15h 55m and costs $380 - $950.
The distance between Alicante and Costa Rica is 8786 km.
It takes approximately 15h 55m to get from Alicante to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Alicante. It is currently 2:46 PM in Alicante and 6:46 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 754+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Iberojet Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Ibiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Limón International Airport via Ibiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- 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
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- 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
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.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 a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
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