There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Kuala Lumpur by plane, train, taxi, shuttle, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SJO - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
32h 4mRM 3,101–7,315Fly Limón International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane LIO - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
35h 30mRM 3,048–7,622Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane XQP - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
32h 56mRM 3,557–8,224Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane SJO - SZB
35h 5mRM 3,255–9,861Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane FON - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
37h 53mRM 4,130–10,716Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane SJO - SIN
- Take the bus from Changi Airport Terminal 1 to Johor Bahru CIQbus
- Take the train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatantrain
34h 5mRM 3,625–7,382Ferry to Cobano, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane ACO - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
36h 38mRM 3,371–8,740
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and bus and train which costs RM 3600 - RM 7500 and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and train which takes 32h 4m and costs RM 3100 - RM 7500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Kuala Lumpur is 18514 km.
It takes approximately 32h 4m to get from Costa Rica to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
Kuala Lumpur is 14h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:47 PM in Costa Rica and 8:47 AM in Kuala Lumpur.
There are 8268+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Edelweiss Air, Singapore Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–12,000
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,000
Flights from Cobano to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Cobano to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–7,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–7,500
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–7,500
Flights from Cobano to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–8,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–20,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–12,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via London Heathrow, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–10,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Zurich, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–20,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Zurich, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–20,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phuket, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,500
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 8–45
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 8–13
- Express
- RM 30–45
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM
Train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 56
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 35–38
- Gold
- RM 56
- Platinum
- RM 72–77
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1,053
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- enquiry@transtar.travel
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Changi Airport Terminal 1 to Johor Bahru CIQ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 15–65
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 5–103
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- RM 8
- Child
- RM 5
- Moto
- RM 31
- Bike
- RM 20
- Car
- RM 103
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- RM 550–700
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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