There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Turkey by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane SJO - IST
18h 51m₺37,826–62,399Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Antalya Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane SJO - AYT
21h 19m₺19,331–67,367Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SJO - SAW
18h 19m₺19,606–68,448Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane SJO - ADB
18h 18m₺22,035–77,027Fly Limón International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane LIO - ADB
19h 19m₺22,620–80,747Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane SJO - ESB
19h 24m₺20,537–71,331Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane DAV - IST
24h 5m₺72,746–149,836
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Turkey is to fly which costs 19.000 ₺ - 70.000 ₺ and takes 21h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Turkey is to fly which takes 18h 18m and costs 22.000 ₺ - 80.000 ₺.
The distance between Costa Rica and Turkey is 11169 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Costa Rica to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 9h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:29 PM in Costa Rica and 5:29 AM in Turkey.
There are 4254+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Turkey?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Istanbul Airport (IST) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–80,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–75,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–75,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
Flights from David to Istanbul Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺33,000–110,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–70,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–80,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–75,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Antalya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–85,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–75,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Antalya Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–80,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from David to Istanbul Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺33,000–110,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Antalya Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺38,903
- Website
- RIDE CR
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–650
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
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