There are 6 ways to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica by train, plane, or taxi
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 54m$531–1,167Fly Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BHX - SJO
19h 23m$305–1,211Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAN - SJO
18h 6m$547–893Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
32h 13m$422–1,580Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LTN - SJO
18h 15m$351–1,275Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LHR - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
21h 3m$540–1,725
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 54m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Birmingham and Costa Rica is 8922 km.
It takes approximately 15h 54m to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Birmingham. It is currently 11:41 PM in Birmingham and 4:41 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 760+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Costa Rica?
TUI Airways, Volaris Costa Rica, and three other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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