There are 5 ways to get from Gibraltar to Costa Rica by bus, plane, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Málaga Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGP - SJO
18h 4m$569–929Bus to Seville Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Barrios to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastianbus
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SVQ - SJO
21h 23m$401–995Bus to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Los Barrios to Jerez de la Fronterabus
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XRY - SJO
20h 19m$616–1,627Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GRX - SJO
21h 39m$515–1,353Ferry, taxi to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the taxi from Port de Tanger Med to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)taxi
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNG - SJO
17h 49m$520–1,311
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $550 - $950 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Costa Rica is to ferry and taxi and fly which takes 17h 49m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Gibraltar and Costa Rica is 8560 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Gibraltar to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Gibraltar. It is currently 10:52 AM in Gibraltar and 2:52 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 761+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Gibraltar and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Gibraltar to Costa Rica. However, you can take the bus to Malaga Airport, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Hotel Alborán, take the bus to Los Barrios, take the bus to Jerez de la Frontera, walk to Jerez De La Frontera, take the train to La Parra, walk to Jerez Airport (XRY) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Los Barrios to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Los Barrios to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $35–50
Blue Petite Taxi
Taxialgeciras
- Phone
- +34 665 621 722
- Website
- taxialgeciras.com
Taxi Ecológico Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 696 782 722
- Website
- radiotaxialgeciras.com
Radio Taxi Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 956 60 60 60
- Website
- radiotaxisalgeciras.es
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