There are 3 ways to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town by plane or taxi
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SJO - CPT
21h 10mR 13,128–29,155Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LIO - CPT
31h 28mR 9,775–29,324Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane XQP - CPT
21h 44mR 12,111–33,494
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 9 500 - R 30 000 and takes 31h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town is to fly which takes 21h 10m and costs R 13 000 - R 30 000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cape Town is 11826 km.
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:36 AM in Costa Rica and 1:36 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7391+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cape Town, South Africa?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–36,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–36,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–38,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–37,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–35,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–31,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–2,400
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