There are 5 ways to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica by plane, ferry, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HEL - SJO
17h 36m$654–1,607Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TLL - SJO
22h 19m$407–1,443Fly Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane HEL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
34h 16m$1,177–4,284Fly Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane HEL - LIO
28h 56m$445–1,620Fly Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane HEL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
32h 1m$603–1,865
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica is to ferry and fly which costs $400 - $1,500 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 36m and costs $650 - $1,700.
The distance between Helsinki and Costa Rica is 10094 km.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Helsinki. It is currently 7:48 AM in Helsinki and 10:48 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 752+ 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
- flysansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,900
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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