There are 6 ways to get from Catania to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)CTA - SJO
17h 4m$435–1,008Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)CTA - LIO
31h 32m$382–866Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)CTA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
31h 57m$1,080–3,368Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)CTA - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
27h 32m$521–1,075Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centrale
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)PMO - SJO
20h 54m$392–1,433Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cobano (ACO)CTA - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
29h 40m$522–1,325
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $380 - $900 and takes 31h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 4m and costs $430 - $1,100.
The distance between Catania and Costa Rica is 10142 km.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Catania to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Catania. It is currently 12:23 AM in Catania and 5:23 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cobano via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cobano via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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