There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Athens by plane, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
17h 38m€630–1,036Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIO - ATH
17h 50m€419–1,446Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIR - ATH
23h 36m€715–2,056Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane XQP - ATH
18h 11m€477–1,375Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FON - ATH
21h 3m€659–1,679
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Athens is to fly which costs €600 - €1100 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 38m and costs €600 - €1100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Athens is 10904 km.
It takes approximately 17h 38m to get from Costa Rica to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:28 AM in Costa Rica and 1:28 PM in Athens.
There are 3072+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €181
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €233
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €224
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €57–60
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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