There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EDI - SJO
17h 33m$514–1,015Fly Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane EDI - LIO
26h 24m$345–1,228Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GLA - SJO
19h 56m$393–1,159
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 33m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Edinburgh and Costa Rica is 8534 km.
It takes approximately 17h 33m to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 8:57 AM in Edinburgh and 1:57 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 797+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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