There are 5 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
15h 52m$273–1,205Bus 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 29m$510–1,519Bus 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 27m$963–2,718Bus 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 47m$565–1,621Train 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 24m$440–1,066
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 $270 - $1,200 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Bilbao and Costa Rica is 8564 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Bilbao to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Bilbao. It is currently 11:08 AM in Bilbao and 4:08 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- 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
- $13–19
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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