There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GLA - SJO
19h$556–858Fly Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane GLA - LIO
28h 18m$397–1,121Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EDI - SJO
18h 15m$625–1,063Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DND - SJO
20h 9m$482–1,793
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $550 - $900 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 18h 15m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Glasgow and Costa Rica is 8471 km.
It takes approximately 19h to get from Glasgow to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Glasgow. It is currently 12:04 AM in Glasgow and 5:04 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Costa Rica?
Air Transat, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
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