There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Varadero by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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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
17h 51m$157–762Fly 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$156–722Fly 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 27m$416–1,424Fly 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$300–941Shuttle, 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$532–1,911Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)plane XQP - VRA
21h 52m$273–861
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 27m and costs $410 - $1,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Varadero is 1512 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Costa Rica to Varadero, including transfers.
Varadero is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 9:02 AM in Costa Rica and 10:02 AM in Varadero.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Varadero, Cuba?
American Airlines and Copa Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Panama City, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday 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
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Martí International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Bus operators
- 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
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.viazul.wetransp.com/
Bus from Santa Clara to Varadero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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