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 Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
18h 48m$606–1,109Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
cheapest- 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 16m$529–1,910Fly from Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HAM - SJO
17h 22m$604–1,206Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
14h 32m$555–1,508Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MUC - SJO
17h 39m$613–1,118Train, 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 42m$563–1,106
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Germany and Costa Rica is 9223 km.
It takes approximately 18h 48m to get from Germany to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 785+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Germany and Costa Rica?
KLM, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- $330–1,500
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
- $330–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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