There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Crete by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SJO - HER
18h 15m€362–1,602Fly Limón International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LIO - HER
20h 33m€440–1,712Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane XQP - HER
20h 24m€544–1,835Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SJO - JSH
31h 44m€701–1,801Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LIR - HER
22h 49m€684–4,949Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SJO - CHQ
19h 29m€383–1,691
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Crete is to fly which costs €360 - €1600 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Crete is to fly which takes 18h 15m and costs €360 - €1600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Crete is 11077 km.
It takes approximately 18h 15m to get from Costa Rica to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:16 AM in Costa Rica and 9:16 AM in Crete.
There are 2841+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Crete, Greece?
British Airways, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via London Gatwick, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–2,600
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–2,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €480–4,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €480–4,600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,600
- 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
- €148
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €193
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €57–60
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
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