There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, 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 to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)CMB - SJO
29h 35m$680–2,236Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Limón International Airport (LIO)CMB - LIO
44h 3m$740–1,248Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)CMB - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
42h 29m$1,755–5,935Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)CMB - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
31h 38m$849–2,284Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)CMB - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
41h 28m$1,063–1,622Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cobano (ACO)CMB - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
36h 21m$896–2,797
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 44h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 29h 35m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Colombo and Costa Rica is 17454 km.
It takes approximately 29h 35m to get from Colombo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 1:57 PM in Colombo and 2:27 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica?
Edelweiss Air, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Doha, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–6,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Istanbul, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- 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/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- 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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