There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Varadero by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)plane SJO - VRA
18h 29m$167–811Fly Limón International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)plane LIO - VRA
21h 1m$156–721Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Martí International Airport (HAV)plane SJO - HAV
- Take the bus from Havana Airport to Varaderobus
11h 12m$406–1,623Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU)plane SJO - SNU
- Take the bus from Santa Clara to Varaderobus
11h 30m$189–841Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Juan Gualberto Gómez International 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 Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)plane LIR - VRA
23h 35m$542–1,910
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Varadero is to fly which costs $150 - $750 and takes 21h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Varadero is to fly and bus which takes 11h 12m and costs $400 - $1,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Varadero is 1512 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Costa Rica to Varadero, including transfers.
Varadero is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:02 PM in Costa Rica and 12:02 AM in Varadero.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Varadero, Cuba?
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Orlando, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Phone
- +53 59 89 0616
- viazul@eon.cu
- Website
- viazul.wetransp.com
Bus from Havana Airport to Varadero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.viazul.wetransp.com/
Bus from Santa Clara to Varadero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.viazul.wetransp.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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