There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CMB - SJO
25h 40m$979–3,535Fly 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 44m$1,358–3,693Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CMB - LIO
32h 13m$1,240–3,548Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cobano (ACO)plane CMB - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
35h 46m$1,045–3,198Fly 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
42h 29m$2,402–10,012
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 and ferry which costs $1,000 - $3,200 and takes 35h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 40m and costs $950 - $3,600.
The distance between Colombo and Costa Rica is 17454 km.
It takes approximately 25h 40m to get from Colombo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 9:36 PM in Colombo and 10:06 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 785+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–12,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Limón International Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–4,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–4,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- 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
- $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/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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