There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ALA - SJO
28h 18m$500–1,700Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ALA - LIO
41h 31m$562–1,862Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ALA - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
40h 56m$653–1,836Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane ALA - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
40h 6m$787–1,917Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cobano (ACO)plane ALA - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
41h 34m$583–1,979
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 28h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 28h 18m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Almaty and Costa Rica is 13804 km.
It takes approximately 28h 18m to get from Almaty to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h behind Almaty. It is currently 6:18 AM in Almaty and 7:18 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Costa Rica?
Lufthansa, Air Astana, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Istanbul, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cobano via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cobano via Istanbul, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Istanbul, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Istanbul, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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