There are 5 ways to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica by ferry, plane, 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.
Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TLL - SJO
22h 40m$366–1,343Fly Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HEL - SJO
20h 57m$504–1,508Fly 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
32h 4m$1,077–3,485Fly Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane HEL - LIO
34h 54m$415–1,721Fly 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
31h 39m$533–1,866
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 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 $360 - $1,400 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 20h 57m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Helsinki and Costa Rica is 10186 km.
It takes approximately 22h 40m to get from Helsinki to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:16 AM in Helsinki and 5:16 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 785+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- 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
- $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
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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