There are 6 ways to get from Germany to Costa Rica by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HAM - SJO
18h 41m$494–1,106Fly from Stuttgart Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane STR - SJO
17h 25m$426–1,511Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
18h 58m$556–1,309Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
14h 41m$505–1,409Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
16h 27m$580–1,187Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
17h 52m$610–1,837
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Germany and Costa Rica is 9408 km.
It takes approximately 18h 41m to get from Germany to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 753+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Germany and Costa Rica?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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