There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona by plane, taxi, train, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)SJO - BCN
15h 5m€396–806Fly Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LIO - BCN
16h 17m€233–815Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)XQP - BCN
16h 38m€328–927Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
15h 26m€359–1,136Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LIR - BCN
19h 13m€745–2,640
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona is to fly which costs €230 - €850 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona is to fly which takes 15h 5m and costs €390 - €850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Barcelona is 8988 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:08 AM in Costa Rica and 7:08 AM in Barcelona.
There are 5548+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Barcelona, Spain?
Iberia, Air France, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–950
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–950
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–700
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €146
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €100–130
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