There are 4 ways to get from Exeter to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly from Exeter
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EXT - SJO
33h 37m$505–1,807Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRS - SJO
17h 35m$314–1,158Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
17h 30m$556–1,353Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
19h 23m$566–1,299
Exeter (EXT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 17h 30m and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Exeter and Costa Rica is 8514 km.
It takes approximately 33h 37m to get from Exeter to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Exeter. It is currently 9:11 PM in Exeter and 3:11 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Costa Rica?
KLM and Copa Airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Exeter to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $54–56
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $80–120
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $130–190
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