There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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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
18h 34m$374–1,405Fly Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BFS - SJO
22h 1m$293–1,118Bus 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 51m$513–1,761Train 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 28m$457–1,624Fly 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
32h 37m$375–1,618Bus 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
21h 32m$996–3,238
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $290 - $1,200 and takes 22h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h 34m and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between Belfast and Costa Rica is 8362 km.
It takes approximately 18h 34m to get from Belfast to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Belfast. It is currently 8:05 PM in Belfast and 1:05 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 758+ 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) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
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
- $420–1,800
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Manchester, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Glasgow, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newcastle, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Birmingham, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus operators
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–160
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- 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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