There are 6 ways to get from America to Arenal Volcano by train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 47m$885–1,670Train 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
31h 32m$507–1,632Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf 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 15m$826–1,762Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal 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 2m$887–1,585Train 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$848–1,744Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
21h 17m$1,016–2,118
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from America to Arenal Volcano is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 31h 32m.
The fastest way to get from America to Arenal Volcano is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 17h 47m and costs $850 - $1,700.
The distance between America and Arenal Volcano is 9352 km.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from America to Arenal Volcano, including transfers.
Arenal Volcano is 8h behind America. It is currently 10:56 AM in America and 2:56 AM in Arenal Volcano.
There are 638+ 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 El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, 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 Duesseldorf 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 El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, 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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Curacao, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- 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
- $490–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
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