There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Sri Lanka by plane, taxi, bus, or ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SJO - CMB
33h 27mRs 191,954–652,478Fly Limón International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LIO - CMB
35h 15mRs 184,758–605,732Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kandy
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kandy (KDW)plane SJO - KDW
30h 6mRs 201,554–701,978Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane XQP - CMB
34h 16mRs 230,001–697,383Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane SJO - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
33h 55mRs 201,754–703,978Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Hatton (NUF)plane SJO - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Ratnapurataxi
32h 4mRs 204,854–705,978Ferry to Cobano, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ACO - CMB
38h 28mRs 197,007–702,713
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 650000 and takes 35h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 30h 6m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 700000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka is 17432 km.
It takes approximately 33h 27m to get from Costa Rica to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 11h 30m ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:37 PM in Costa Rica and 7:07 AM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kandy via Madrid, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Madrid, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hatton via Madrid, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–650,000
Flights from Cobano to Bandaranaike International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–650,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cobano to Bandaranaike International Airport via Liberia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–650,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 307–7,214
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- Rs 513
- Child
- Rs 307
- Moto
- Rs 2,152
- Bike
- Rs 1,392
- Car
- Rs 7,214
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–46,000
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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