There are 6 ways to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BIO - SJO
16h 1m$652–2,102Bus to Santander Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDR - SJO
16h 49m$513–1,643Bus to Pamplona Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruñabus
- Fly from Pamplona Airport (PNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PNA - SJO
19h 8m$862–2,915Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EAS - SJO
18h 29m$563–1,918Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
18h 34m$539–1,300Train to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Logronotrain
- Fly from Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane RJL - SJO
21h 19m$625–2,240
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $650 - $2,100 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs $650 - $2,100.
The distance between Bilbao and Costa Rica is 8554 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Bilbao. It is currently 3:39 PM in Bilbao and 8:39 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 726+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Logroño-Agoncillo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Logroño-Agoncillo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Logroño-Agoncillo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Logrono
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- $43
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruña
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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