There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Zurich by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SJO - ZRH
13h 37mCHF 495–913Fly Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIO - ZRH
13h 49mCHF 433–1,523Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Basel (BSL)plane SJO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
19h 21mCHF 584–1,191Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane XQP - ZRH
14h 10mCHF 474–1,442
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 490 - SFr 950 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 37m and costs SFr 490 - SFr 950.
The distance between Costa Rica and Zurich is 9413 km.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Costa Rica to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:13 PM in Costa Rica and 3:13 AM in Zurich.
There are 1209+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Zurich, Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–2,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–130
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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