There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Scotland by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SJO - GLA
16h 24m£256–848Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SJO - EDI
15h 27m£261–838Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SJO - ABZ
16h 37m£362–1,193Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane SJO - INV
19h 36m£359–1,188Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SJO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 36m£314–1,017Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIR - EDI
18h 33m£622–1,877Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane SJO - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 22m£683–2,360Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SJO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
19h 37m£441–955
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Scotland is to fly which costs £260 - £850 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Scotland is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs £260 - £850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Scotland is 5294 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 24m to get from Costa Rica to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 6h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:05 PM in Costa Rica and 11:05 PM in Scotland.
There are 1527+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Scotland?
British Airways, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Miami, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Miami, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Miami, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via Miami, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £157
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £202
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £49–52
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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