There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria by plane, train, taxi, or shuttle
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 Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SJO - SOF
20h 11m$435–1,523Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SJO - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
21h 48m$416–1,388Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SJO - VAR
30h 17m$610–1,961Fly Limón International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIO - SOF
22h 47m$462–1,614Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane XQP - SOF
23h 58m$548–1,662Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane SJO - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
24h 9m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria is to fly and train which costs $410 - $1,400 and takes 21h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 20h 11m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bulgaria is 10674 km.
It takes approximately 20h 11m to get from Costa Rica to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:30 AM in Costa Rica and 2:30 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2286+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Bulgaria?
Iberia, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Sofia Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Sofia Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt, Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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