There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Edinburgh by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SJO - EDI
16h 17m£351–811Fly Limón International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LIO - EDI
17h 30m£217–769Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SJO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 22m£408–626Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Newcastle (NCL)SJO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
18h 30m£271–1,035Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LIR - EDI
18h 16m£567–1,707Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)SJO - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
19h 34m£319–1,281Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)SJO - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
20h 47m£635–2,265Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SJO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
20h 25m£458–781
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £210 - £800 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 16h 17m and costs £350 - £850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Edinburgh is 5334 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 17m to get from Costa Rica to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 6h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:56 AM in Costa Rica and 8:56 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2508+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Edinburgh, Scotland?
KLM, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Panama City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Panama City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- £127
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £166
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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