There are 6 ways to get from Bristol 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 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 40m$544–1,174Fly Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRS - SJO
19h 35m$304–1,206Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BHX - SJO
34h 50m$366–1,299Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
21h 8m$570–1,151Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
31h 59m$435–1,587Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- 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
20h 49m$553–1,732
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $300 - $1,300 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 40m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Bristol and Costa Rica is 8925 km.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from Bristol to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Bristol. It is currently 10:43 PM in Bristol and 3:43 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 761+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Costa Rica?
easyJet, Air France, and Copa Airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- 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 Sunday
- 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 and Saturday
- 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
- Sunday
- 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
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- 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 Sunday
- 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 and Saturday
- 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
- Sunday
- 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
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- 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
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- 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
- volaris.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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