There are 5 ways to get from America to Arenal Volcano by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
17h 30m$831–1,574Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane AMS - FON
32h 7m$557–1,834Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
22h 14m$921–1,454Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRU - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
21h 12m$834–1,480Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
19h 42m$842–1,469
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Arenal Volcano is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $800 - $1,500 and takes 21h 12m.
The fastest way to get from America to Arenal Volcano is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 17h 30m and costs $800 - $1,600.
The distance between America and Arenal Volcano is 9355 km.
It takes approximately 17h 30m to get from America to Arenal Volcano, including transfers.
Arenal Volcano is 8h behind America. It is currently 5:00 PM in America and 9:00 AM in Arenal Volcano.
There are 697+ hotels available in Arenal Volcano.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Arenal Volcano, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Arenal Volcano. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to El Erizo, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to La Fortuna, then take the taxi to Arenal Volcano. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to El Erizo, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to La Fortuna, then take the taxi to Arenal Volcano.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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