There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town by plane, taxi, or ferry
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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
20h 36mR 13,130–22,157Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ACO - CPT
25h 37mR 11,398–37,845Fly from Limón International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LIO - CPT
20h 19mR 13,295–40,349Taxi 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
31h 55mR 13,360–37,789
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 13 000 - R 23 000 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 19m and costs R 13 000 - R 41 000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cape Town is 11826 km.
It takes approximately 20h 36m to get from Costa Rica to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 1:33 AM in Costa Rica and 9:33 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7456+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cape Town, South Africa?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and two 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 14,000–38,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–38,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–44,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–44,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–37,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–38,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–39,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–44,000
Flights from Cobano to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–39,000
Flights from Cobano to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–35,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–41,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–40,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–35,000
Flights from Cobano to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–36,000
Flights from Cobano to Cape Town International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–35,000
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 18–415
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- R 30
- Child
- R 18
- Moto
- R 124
- Bike
- R 81
- Car
- R 415
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–2,700
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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