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There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Costa Rica by train, plane, or taxi

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  1. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane LGW - SJO
    17h 15m
    $547–1,277

  2. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane LGW - XQP
    4. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi taxi
    22h 13m
    $456–1,525

  3. Train, train to Exeter, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain train
    3. Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane EXT - SJO
    36h 13m
    $505–1,900

  4. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane BRS - SJO
    22h 10m
    $625–1,046

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane MAN - SJO
    22h 55m
    $631–1,212

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane BHX - SJO
    22h 8m
    $468–1,228

  7. Fly Cardiff Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane CWL - SJO
    21h 19m
    $507–1,908

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration15h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$263Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Costa Rica?

WestJet, Air Transat, and Air Canada fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 6 times a week.

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