There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or train
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Fly Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SNN - SJO
17h 37m$608–1,511Fly Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORK - SJO
17h 24m$316–1,309Fly Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUB - SJO
20h 18m$471–1,116Fly Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SNN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
31h 36m$993–3,310Train 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
19h 15m$325–1,320Fly 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
28h 52m$846–2,715
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $470 - $1,200 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 24m and costs $310 - $1,400.
The distance between Ireland and Costa Rica is 8170 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Ireland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Ireland. It is currently 12:25 PM in Ireland and 6:25 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Ireland and Costa Rica?
Aer Lingus, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Boston, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Cork Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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
- 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/
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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