There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ireland by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SJO - ORK
17h 4m€434–1,507Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SJO - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
18h 10m€373–1,317Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SJO - DUB
15h 40m€459–813Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SJO - SNN
17h 51m€662–1,017Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane SJO - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
27h 59m€447–1,523Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Dublin 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 Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LIR - DUB
18h 34m€637–1,836Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to City Of Derry Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane SJO - LDY
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
24h 38m€433–2,133
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ireland is to fly which costs €450 - €850 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ireland is to fly which takes 15h 40m and costs €450 - €850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ireland is 8169 km.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Costa Rica to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:29 PM in Costa Rica and 6:29 AM in Ireland.
There are 1239+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ireland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and KLM fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cork Airport (ORK) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Amsterdam Schiphol, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Orlando, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shannon Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Dublin Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Dublin Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €184
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €237
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €57–61
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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