There are 8 ways to get from America to Papagayo by train, plane, shuttle, or car
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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 Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Papagayo
19h 27m$920–1,644Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane AMS - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Papagayo
27h 37m$591–1,756Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AMS - LIR
29h 21m$1,057–3,630Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- 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 Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BRU - LIR
22h 23m$816–1,296Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane AMS - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Papagayo
29h 37m$747–1,850Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane AMS - FON
- Drive from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Monteverdecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Papagayo
32h 46m$724–1,883Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle 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 Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central 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 Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Papagayo
22h 46m$948–1,855Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cobano, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cobano (ACO)plane AMS - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Papagayo
32h 27m$1,020–2,171
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Papagayo is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,300 and takes 22h 23m.
The fastest way to get from America to Papagayo is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 19h 27m and costs $900 - $1,700.
The distance between America and Papagayo is 9494 km.
It takes approximately 19h 27m to get from America to Papagayo, including transfers.
Papagayo is 7h behind America. It is currently 4:11 AM in America and 9:11 PM in Papagayo.
There are 100+ hotels available in Papagayo.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Papagayo, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Papagayo. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport, 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 Monteverde, then take the shuttle to Papagayo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Liberia Airport, then take the shuttle to Papagayo.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liberia International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liberia International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Atlanta, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–15
- 1st Class
- $15–25
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $35–60
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- 1st Class
- $120–210
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–19
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $90–130
- Comfort
- $110–150
- Premium
- $140–190
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $211
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $91
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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