There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Santander by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SJO - SDR
15h 29m€501–1,301Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
18h 9m€382–789Fly Limón International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIO - SDR
16h 51m€509–1,311Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SJO - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
17h 7m€410–1,021Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SJO - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
19h 40m€520–2,035
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Santander is to fly and train which costs €380 - €800 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Santander is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Santander is 8475 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Costa Rica to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 9:31 AM in Costa Rica and 5:31 PM in Santander.
There are 663+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Iberojet Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Santander Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Santander Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,700
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,000
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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