There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORK - SJO
18h 3m$325–1,508Fly Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SNN - SJO
17h 45m$657–1,211Fly Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUB - SJO
17h 19m$481–1,316Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NOC - SJO
31h 3m$350–1,328Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BHD - SJO
20h 6m$336–1,521Fly Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane DUB - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
27h 50m$934–2,993
Cork Airport (ORK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $480 - $1,400 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 19m and costs $480 - $1,400.
The distance between Ireland and Costa Rica is 8169 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Ireland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Ireland. It is currently 11:44 PM in Ireland and 4:44 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 778+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Ireland and Costa Rica?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and American Airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Edinburgh, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $10–15
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- 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/
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