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 Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CMB - LIO
39h 43m$1,339–2,547Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CMB - SJO
25h 55m$928–3,234Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CMB - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
41h 27m$1,304–3,113Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane CMB - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
29h 58m$1,157–2,992Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cobano (ACO)plane CMB - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
34h 21m$1,144–3,097Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CMB - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
43h 38m$1,701–5,011
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $1,300 - $2,600 and takes 39h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 55m and costs $900 - $3,300.
The distance between Colombo and Costa Rica is 17367 km.
It takes approximately 39h 43m to get from Colombo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 5:31 AM in Colombo and 6:01 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 737+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica?
SriLankan Airlines, Air France, and eight other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Limón International Airport (LIO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 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
- 40h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
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
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Dubai, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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