There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Greece by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
18h 9m€560–860Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SJO - SKG
19h 52m€423–1,603Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SJO - HER
19h 51m€482–1,703Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SJO - RHO
19h 19m€482–1,704Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SJO - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
31h 44m€621–2,051Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SJO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
24h 6m€519–988
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Greece is to fly which costs €550 - €900 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Greece is to fly which takes 18h 9m and costs €550 - €900.
The distance between Costa Rica and Greece is 10909 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Costa Rica to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:27 PM in Costa Rica and 3:27 AM in Greece.
There are 13076+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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