There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Basel by plane, train, or taxi
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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SJO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 48mCHF 473–1,696Fly Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
15h 34mCHF 401–1,406Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Basel (BSL)plane SJO - BSL
18h 4mCHF 554–955Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane XQP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
17h 40mCHF 466–1,430Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SJO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
16h 54mCHF 461–1,281
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 460 - SFr 1300 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Basel is to fly and train which takes 14h 48m and costs SFr 470 - SFr 1700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Basel is 9498 km.
It takes approximately 14h 48m to get from Costa Rica to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:17 AM in Costa Rica and 3:17 PM in Basel.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Basel, Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and Lufthansa fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
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- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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