There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Bristol by plane, train, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SJO - BRS
17h 26m£243–855Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SJO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
14h 52m£471–1,036Fly Limón International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
14h 22m£408–1,345Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SJO - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
19h 57m£412–1,345Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SJO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
18h 53m£534–988Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane XQP - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
16h 8m£461–1,254Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FON - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
20h 10m£635–1,644
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Bristol is to fly which costs £240 - £900 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bristol is to fly and train which takes 14h 22m and costs £400 - £1,400.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bristol is 5357 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Costa Rica to Bristol, including transfers.
Bristol is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:54 AM in Costa Rica and 7:54 AM in Bristol.
There are 2562+ hotels available in Bristol.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Bristol, England?
KLM, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bristol Airport (BRS) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bristol Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £191
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- £100–120
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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