There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Malta by plane, taxi, shuttle, 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 from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SJO - MLA
21h 24m€523–677Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane ACO - MLA
27h 25m€397–1,568Fly from Limón International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LIO - MLA
22h 31m€491–1,737Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane XQP - MLA
22h 52m€526–1,561Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LIR - MLA
23h 32m€625–3,634
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Malta is to fly which costs €500 - €700 and takes 21h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Malta is to fly which takes 21h 24m and costs €500 - €700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Malta is 10138 km.
It takes approximately 21h 24m to get from Costa Rica to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:30 PM in Costa Rica and 11:30 PM in Malta.
There are 4135+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Malta?
Lufthansa, Edelweiss Air, and Air Malta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,500
Flights from Cobano to Malta International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,500
Flights from Cobano to Malta International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Cobano to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Malta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Malta International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
- 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
- €179
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56–59
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–22
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- €2
- Child
- €1
- Moto
- €7
- Bike
- €5
- Car
- €22
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
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