There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Maldives by plane, taxi, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane SJO - MLE
27h 43m$752–1,603Fly Limón International Airport to Velana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LIO - MLE
32h 5m$611–2,113Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane XQP - MLE
31h 6m$723–2,445Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)plane SJO - FVM
34h 24m$1,001–2,302Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane SJO - HDK
30h 14m$901–3,302Ferry to Cobano, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane ACO - MLE
35h 19m$718–2,664Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Velana International 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 Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LIR - MLE
31h 6m$1,527–5,102
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Maldives is to fly which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 27h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Maldives is to fly which takes 27h 43m and costs $750 - $1,600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Maldives is 17097 km.
It takes approximately 27h 43m to get from Costa Rica to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 11h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:25 AM in Costa Rica and 3:25 PM in Maldives.
There are 264+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Maldives?
Edelweiss Air, Air France, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Velana International Airport (MLE) twice daily.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Madrid, Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Madrid, Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Velana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Velana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cobano to Velana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Velana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Velana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cobano to Velana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Cobano to Velana International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cobano to Velana International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Velana International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Velana International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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