There are 7 ways to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica by train, plane, or taxi
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LGW - SJO
15h 59m$504–1,214Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LTN - SJO
18h 30m$300–1,110Fly Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BHX - SJO
20h 2m$435–1,013Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MAN - SJO
19h 33m$569–1,091Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LHR - SJO
19h 15m$488–1,206Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BRS - SJO
22h 50m$639–1,120Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)LGW - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
21h 47m$413–1,262
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $430 - $1,100 and takes 20h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 59m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Birmingham and Costa Rica is 8961 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Birmingham to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Birmingham. It is currently 9:48 PM in Birmingham and 3:48 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Costa Rica?
Aer Lingus, American Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- 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
- $22–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- $10–28
- 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
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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