There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ecuador by plane or car
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SJO - GYE
4h 44m$133–437Fly Limón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LIO - GYE
6h 32m$102–427Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SJO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
5h 19m$146–417Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SJO - CUE
9h 40m$171–362Fly Limón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LIO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
7h 6m$105–407
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ecuador is to fly and car which costs $140 - $420 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ecuador is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs $130 - $440.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ecuador is 1446 km.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Costa Rica to Ecuador, including transfers.
There are 385+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and Copa Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Limón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Limón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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