There are 5 ways to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica by plane, ferry, shuttle, 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.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)HEL - SJO
19h 3m$604–1,205Fly Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)HEL - LIO
33h 25m$294–917Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TLL - SJO
23h 36m$616–1,391Fly Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)HEL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 9m$1,079–3,004Fly Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)HEL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
21h 55m$423–1,103
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $290 - $950 and takes 33h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 19h 3m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Helsinki and Costa Rica is 10097 km.
It takes approximately 19h 3m to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Helsinki. It is currently 12:06 AM in Helsinki and 4:06 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Costa Rica?
Finnair and American Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–85
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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