There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Greece by plane or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
17h 35m€634–1,006Fly Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIO - ATH
16h 56m€349–1,221Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SJO - SKG
19h 24m€358–1,254Fly Limón International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LIO - SKG
20h 59m€382–1,414Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SJO - RHO
19h 46m€372–1,268Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SJO - HER
18h 13m€366–1,280Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport 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
26h€407–1,406
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Greece is to fly which costs €370 - €1300 and takes 19h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Greece is to fly which takes 16h 56m and costs €340 - €1300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Greece is 10909 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Costa Rica to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:52 PM in Costa Rica and 1:52 AM in Greece.
There are 12932+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Aegean Airlines, and seven 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 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
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