There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica by plane, train, or taxi
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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
18h 51m$564–1,015Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GLA - SJO
20h 7m$317–1,158Fly Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane EDI - LIO
28h 14m$405–1,328Fly Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane EDI - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
31h 59m$513–1,483
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 $310 - $1,200 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h 51m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Edinburgh and Costa Rica is 8533 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 3:07 PM in Edinburgh and 8:07 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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