There are 8 ways to get from Bristol 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 Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LGW - SJO
16h 57m$541–1,281Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LTN - SJO
18h 57m$345–1,251Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LHR - SJO
19h 4m$531–1,339Fly Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BRS - SJO
21h 17m$611–1,016Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MAN - SJO
20h 2m$586–1,126Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BHX - SJO
20h 26m$460–1,117Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)CWL - SJO
21h 37m$518–1,949Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Take the train from Reading 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
22h 45m$450–1,279
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 16h 57m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Bristol and Costa Rica is 8949 km.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Bristol to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Bristol. It is currently 4:33 PM in Bristol and 10:33 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Costa Rica?
Aer Lingus, American Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a week.
- 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 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
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 Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
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 Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
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 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
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
- $280–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
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
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
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 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- 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
- $380–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–950
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
- $280–1,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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