There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Alicante by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SJO - ALC
15h 11m€462–1,006Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
15h 38m€387–974Fly Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LIO - ALC
16h 53m€400–1,116Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SJO - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
18h 27m€403–891Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane XQP - ALC
15h 54m€504–1,238
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Alicante is to fly and train which costs €400 - €900 and takes 18h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Alicante is to fly which takes 15h 11m and costs €460 - €1100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Alicante is 8786 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Costa Rica to Alicante, including transfers.
Alicante is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:56 PM in Costa Rica and 6:56 AM in Alicante.
There are 4181+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Alicante, Spain?
Iberia, KLM, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valencia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–550
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
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