There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Rwanda by plane, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kigali (KGL)plane SJO - KGL
29h 49m$432–2,103Ferry to Cobano, fly to Kigali
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Kigali (KGL)plane ACO - KGL
34h 45m$408–2,066Fly Limón International Airport to Kigali
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Kigali (KGL)plane LIO - KGL
31h 21m$432–2,014Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Kigali (KGL)plane XQP - KGL
31h 12m$552–2,155Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamembe
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamembe (KME)plane SJO - KME
30h 54m$552–2,103
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Rwanda is to fly which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 30h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Rwanda is to fly which takes 29h 49m and costs $430 - $2,100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Rwanda is 12725 km.
It takes approximately 29h 49m to get from Costa Rica to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:32 AM in Costa Rica and 11:32 AM in Rwanda.
There are 852+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
KLM, Air France, and eight other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kigali (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via Zurich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–2,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamembe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamembe via Panama City, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamembe via Zurich, Cairo, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–2,800
Flights from Cobano to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cobano to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Flights from Cobano to Kigali via Liberia, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cobano to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Cobano to Kigali via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via Zurich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kigali via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
- 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
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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