There are 6 ways to get from Croatia to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZAG - SJO
19h 2m$753–1,707Fly from Split Airport
cheapest- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SPU - SJO
18h 4m$423–1,616Fly from Pula Airport
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PUY - SJO
21h 6m$480–1,855Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VCE - SJO
21h 51m$902–2,295Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LJU - SJO
20h 43m$637–2,524Bus, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VIE - SJO
24h 33m$707–1,479
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Croatia and Costa Rica is 10017 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Croatia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Croatia. It is currently 9:04 AM in Croatia and 1:04 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 749+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Croatia and Costa Rica?
Croatia Airlines, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
Flights from Ljubljana to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Ljubljana to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ljubljana to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Ljubljana to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $52–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $52
- Private
- $289
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $38–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $38
- Private
- $175
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- info@easydrive.si
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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