There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Athens by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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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
18h€470–1,010Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIO - ATH
18h 52m€438–1,120Taxi 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
19h 43m€532–1,243Shuttle, 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 58m€995–3,330
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 €470 - €1100 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Athens is to fly which takes 18h and costs €470 - €1100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Athens is 10909 km.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Costa Rica to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:27 AM in Costa Rica and 3:27 PM in Athens.
There are 5710+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and seven 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 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- 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
- €270–1,200
- 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
- €360–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,900
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €182
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €234
- 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
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