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)SJO - SDR
14h 19m€391–1,501Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)SJO - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
16h 54m€310–1,119Fly Limón International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Santander Airport (SDR)LIO - SDR
18h 26m€489–1,310Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)SJO - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
22h 7m€479–1,733Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
17h 44m€359–1,004
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 €350 - €1000 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Santander is to fly which takes 14h 19m and costs €390 - €1500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Santander is 8475 km.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Costa Rica to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:02 AM in Costa Rica and 5:02 PM in Santander.
There are 1951+ 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 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Santander Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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