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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SJO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
17h 57m$536–1,287Fly Limón International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
19h 5m$516–1,698Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SJO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
20h 59mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SJO - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
21h 2m$699–1,351Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane XQP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
20h 6m$571–1,646Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SJO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 49m$688–1,405
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Europe is to fly and train which costs $700 - $1,400 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Europe is to fly and train which takes 17h 57m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Europe is 9539 km.
It takes approximately 17h 57m to get from Costa Rica to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:24 AM in Costa Rica and 7:24 PM in Europe.
There are 835+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Europe. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Frankfurt via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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