There are 6 ways to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BIO - SJO
16h 11m$373–904Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDR - SJO
17h 4m$510–1,320Bus 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
18h 17m$1,013–2,618Bus 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 17m$615–1,621Train 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 11m$509–1,310Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VIT - SJO
21h 19m$559–1,619
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $370 - $950 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $370 - $950.
The distance between Bilbao and Costa Rica is 8555 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Bilbao. It is currently 10:06 AM in Bilbao and 2:06 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 790+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Europa, and Iberojet Airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruña
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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