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
17h 37m$604–1,306Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
15h 58m$528–1,468Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
18h 48m$606–1,109Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
14h 32m$555–1,408Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MUC - SJO
17h 39m$612–1,118Train, 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$560–1,148
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 $550 - $1,500 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Germany and Costa Rica is 9409 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Germany to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Germany and Costa Rica?
Air France, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- 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
- $310–1,300
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
- $310–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- 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
- $390–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- 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
- $600–1,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $11–13
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around Costa Rica
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide















