There are 7 ways to get from Chamonix to Costa Rica by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GVA - SJO
18h 9m$642–4,258Train, train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BSL - SJO
23h 2m$408–1,735Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LYS - SJO
19h 9m$617–1,432Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
19h 41m$507–979Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Turinbus
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRN - SJO
21h 2m$616–1,130Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
19h 59m$644–1,359Bus, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus
- Take the train from Genève to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGVtrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
19h 39m$591–1,727
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 18h 9m and costs $600 - $4,300.
The distance between Chamonix and Costa Rica is 9320 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Chamonix to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Chamonix. It is currently 1:14 AM in Chamonix and 5:14 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Chamonix to Costa Rica. However, you can take the bus to Geneva Airport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $28–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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