There are 3 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 32mCHF 414–813Fly Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIO - ZRH
14h 24mCHF 272–1,122Fly 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
18h 21mCHF 342–1,386
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 410 - SFr 850 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 32m and costs SFr 410 - SFr 850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Zurich is 9413 km.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Costa Rica to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:44 PM in Costa Rica and 11:44 PM in Zurich.
There are 914+ 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 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Zurich Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Zurich Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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