There are 6 ways to get from Barcelona to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, train, or taxi
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BCN - SJO
18h 51m$484–1,108Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BCN - LIO
31h 21m$294–1,120Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BCN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
31h 31m$839–2,707Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
16h 59m$466–1,166Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane BCN - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
29h 6m$393–1,266Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane BCN - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
30h 15m$458–1,296
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 16h 59m and costs $460 - $1,200.
The distance between Barcelona and Costa Rica is 8988 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Barcelona to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Barcelona. It is currently 12:59 PM in Barcelona and 5:59 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Philadelphia, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–750
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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