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 4m€361–1,301Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
16h 44m€290–1,019Fly Limón International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIO - SDR
18h 41m€439–1,311Fly 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
22h 15m€470–1,633Fly 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)plane SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
17h 50m€364–939
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 €360 - €950 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Santander is to fly which takes 15h 4m and costs €360 - €1300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Santander is 8475 km.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Costa Rica to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:15 AM in Costa Rica and 11:15 AM in Santander.
There are 2089+ 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Santander Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- 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
- €310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- 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
- €280–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–550
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
- €260–900
- 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
- €310–1,200
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
- €300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
- 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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and 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
- €320–550
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- 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 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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