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 9m€480–760Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIO - ATH
18h 21m€458–1,620Taxi 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 42m€493–1,444Shuttle, 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 47m€992–3,117
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 €480 - €800 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Athens is to fly which takes 18h 9m and costs €480 - €800.
The distance between Costa Rica and Athens is 10909 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Costa Rica to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:14 PM in Costa Rica and 9:14 PM in Athens.
There are 6288+ 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) 4 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
- €190–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €370–3,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €800–3,200
- 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
- €340–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- 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
- €390–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- 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
- €440–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,700
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich, Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–3,100
- 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
- €179
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56–59
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
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