There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Zurich by plane or train
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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 29mCHF 453–1,555Fly Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIO - ZRH
15h 4mCHF 343–1,218Fly 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
16h 43mCHF 609–1,024Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SJO - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
21h 43mCHF 401–1,486
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 340 - SFr 1300 and takes 15h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs SFr 450 - SFr 1600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Zurich is 9413 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Costa Rica to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:11 AM in Costa Rica and 10:11 AM in Zurich.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Zurich, Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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