There are 6 ways to get from France to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
14h 12m$514–1,115Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CDG - LIO
25h 50m$445–1,528Fly Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TLS - SJO
16h 1m$710–1,311Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NTE - SJO
17h 9m$483–1,204Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BOD - SJO
16h 21m$653–1,504Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
17h 4m$665–1,378
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 14h 12m.
The fastest way to get from France to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 12m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between France and Costa Rica is 8972 km.
It takes approximately 14h 12m to get from France to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind France. It is currently 2:03 AM in France and 6:03 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 773+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between France and Costa Rica?
Air France, Copa Airlines, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quebec
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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