There are 7 ways to get from Belfast to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BHD - SJO
16h 39m$343–1,203Fly Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BFS - SJO
37h 25m$282–1,016Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUB - SJO
18h 59m$484–1,238Train to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LDY - SJO
21h 38m$471–1,527Fly 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
30h 7m$345–1,218Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- 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
33h 41m$708–2,217Fly 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
31h 7m$473–1,373
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 37h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 39m and costs $340 - $1,200.
The distance between Belfast and Costa Rica is 8361 km.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Belfast to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Belfast. It is currently 1:40 AM in Belfast and 7:40 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 735+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Costa Rica?
British Airways and American Airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Manchester, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Birmingham, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newcastle, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Glasgow, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Manchester, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Edinburgh, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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