There are 6 ways to get from Bratislava to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VIE - SJO
19h 22m$509–1,314Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane VIE - LIO
35h 22m$309–976Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BUD - SJO
22h 15m$511–1,059Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane VIE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
22h 47m$1,134–3,313Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane VIE - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
20h 17m$438–1,362Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cobano, ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cobano (ACO)plane VIE - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
23h 25m$365–1,475
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bratislava to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 35h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bratislava to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 19h 22m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Bratislava and Costa Rica is 10029 km.
It takes approximately 19h 22m to get from Bratislava to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Bratislava. It is currently 10:31 AM in Bratislava and 3:31 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Bratislava to Costa Rica. However, you can take the bus to Vienna International Airport, walk to Vienna International Airport (VIE) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Budapest-Nyugati, take the train to Ferihegy, walk to Ferihegy vasútállomás, take the bus to Liszt Ferenc Airport 2, walk to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cobano via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $23–35
- Business
- $25–28
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–49
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $17–22
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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