There are 7 ways to get from China to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PEK - SJO
24h 1m$854–1,408Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVG - SJO
23h 20m$332–1,322Bus to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Sheung Shui Terminus to Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HKG - SJO
23h 11m$495–1,810Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PEK - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
28h 39m$1,177–5,985Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CAN - SJO
25h 6m$342–2,305Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SZX - SJO
26h 39m$352–2,103Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TFU - SJO
25h 2m$503–2,305
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,400 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from China to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 23h 11m and costs $490 - $1,900.
The distance between China and Costa Rica is 14085 km.
It takes approximately 24h 1m to get from China to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 743+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between China and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Hainan, and three other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $13–19
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $5–10
- Soft Sleeper
- $16–24
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $10–14
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 852-2745-4466
- Website
- lwb.hk
Bus from Sheung Shui Terminus to Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- http://www.lwb.hk
- Adult
- $3–5
- 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
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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