There are 5 ways to get from Bournemouth to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 59m$569–1,232Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRS - SJO
23h 7m$367–1,413Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
25h 17m$371–1,347Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SOU - SJO
31h 36m$426–1,533Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- 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
31h 12m$479–1,492
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $370 - $1,400 and takes 25h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 15h 59m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Bournemouth and Costa Rica is 8862 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Bournemouth to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Bournemouth. It is currently 9:21 PM in Bournemouth and 2:21 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 756+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Bournemouth to Costa Rica. However, you can take the bus to Heathrow Central Bus Station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Heathrow Central Bus Station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Limón International Airport (LIO), then take the taxi to Limón.
- 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
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- National Express
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