There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Costa Rica by bus, plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUB - SJO
21h 25m$484–1,271Fly Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BFS - SJO
32h 24m$263–968Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BHD - SJO
17h 44m$314–1,305Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane DUB - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
29h 54m$859–2,870Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BHD - LIO
37h 37m$374–1,517Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane BHD - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
33h 22m$353–1,163
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $260 - $1,000 and takes 32h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 44m and costs $310 - $1,400.
The distance between Belfast and Costa Rica is 8481 km.
It takes approximately 21h 25m to get from Belfast to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Belfast. It is currently 8:20 AM in Belfast and 2:20 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Costa Rica?
easyJet, British Airways, and American Airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Limón International Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Manchester, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Glasgow, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Birmingham, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Edinburgh, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newcastle, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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 Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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