There are 4 ways to get from Crete to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HER - SJO
20h 8m$312–1,403Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane HER - LIO
29h 39m$503–2,216Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane HER - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
30h 14m$621–2,261Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane HER - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
34h 23m$677–2,291
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $310 - $1,400 and takes 20h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 20h 8m and costs $310 - $1,400.
The distance between Crete and Costa Rica is 11078 km.
It takes approximately 20h 8m to get from Crete to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Crete. It is currently 10:47 PM in Crete and 1:47 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Costa Rica?
British Airways, Air France, and five other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–2,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–2,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–2,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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