There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona by plane, taxi, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SJO - BCN
15h 30m€503–807Fly Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LIO - BCN
16h 52m€472–1,118Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane XQP - BCN
17h 38m€512–1,047Shuttle, 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)plane LIR - BCN
19h 18m€791–1,830Fly 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)plane SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain
16h 39m€488–1,276Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FON - BCN
20h 31m€665–1,203
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 €500 - €850 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona is to fly which takes 15h 30m and costs €500 - €850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Barcelona is 8988 km.
It takes approximately 15h 30m to get from Costa Rica to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:15 AM in Costa Rica and 4:15 PM in Barcelona.
There are 5168+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Barcelona, Spain?
British Airways, Iberia, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,800
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,700
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,500
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- 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 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €185
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €237
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €227
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–61
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Want to know more about travelling around Spain
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Train travel in Spain: A guide to Renfe
Read the travel guide
What are the different types of Renfe trains in Spain?
Read the travel guide















