There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Budapest by plane, shuttle, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SJO - BUD
16h 54mFt 160,786–311,221Fly Limón International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LIO - BUD
17h 2mFt 103,842–404,768Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LIR - BUD
21h 53mFt 326,054–1,151,354Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane XQP - BUD
17h 28mFt 142,258–450,168Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SJO - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
19h 42mFt 156,136–309,021Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SJO - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföldbus
21h 11mFt 243,576–600,271
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Budapest is to fly and train which costs 150 000 Ft - 310 000 Ft and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Budapest is to fly which takes 16h 54m and costs 160 000 Ft - 320 000 Ft.
The distance between Costa Rica and Budapest is 10201 km.
It takes approximately 16h 54m to get from Costa Rica to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:46 AM in Costa Rica and 11:46 AM in Budapest.
There are 6651+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Budapest, Hungary?
KLM, Edelweiss Air, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–550,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–550,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–1,200,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 240,000–1,000,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–550,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–600,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–600,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–550,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–550,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–1,200,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–550,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–600,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–600,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–440,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–480,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–500,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–470,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–460,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–450,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vienna International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–500,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/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
- Ft 65,654
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 84,463
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,500–22,000
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–50,000
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