There are 6 ways to get from Dresden to Costa Rica by plane, train, 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 Dresden Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRS - SJO
18h$552–2,104Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BER - SJO
19h 17m$416–1,470Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PRG - SJO
19h 58m$626–979Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LEJ - SJO
19h 21m$562–2,058Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
19h 9m$606–1,504Fly Dresden Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane DRS - LIO
31h 13m$663–2,217
Dresden Airport (DRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $600 - $1,000 and takes 19h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between Dresden and Costa Rica is 9711 km.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Dresden to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Dresden. It is currently 12:19 AM in Dresden and 4:19 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 737+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Costa Rica?
Lufthansa flies from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
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