There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Athens by plane, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
17h 10m€420–1,210Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIO - ATH
17h 27m€338–919Taxi 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
17h 58m€384–1,133Shuttle 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 35m€446–1,270
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 €330 - €950 and takes 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 10m and costs €420 - €1300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Athens is 10909 km.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Costa Rica to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:56 AM in Costa Rica and 4:56 PM in Athens.
There are 12256+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Liberia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Liberia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €144
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €100–130
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