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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 to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane LHR - SJO
    16h
    $560–1,203

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

    cheapest
    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
    20h 44m
    $326–1,247

  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
    35h 27m
    $547–2,035

  4. 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
    35h 31m
    $379–1,317

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane plane LHR - LIO
    32h 19m
    $451–1,616

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane CWL - SJO
    20h 34m
    $509–1,813

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane LHR - XQP
    3. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi taxi
    21h 9m
    $569–1,761

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration14h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$293Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

WestJet, Air Canada, and Air Transat fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a week.

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