There are 6 ways to get from Kenya to Costa Rica by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MBA - SJO
25h 1m$721–1,926Bus to Nairobi, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NBO - SJO
25h 4m$552–1,903Fly Kisumu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane KIS - SJO
26h 36m$766–2,020Bus to Nairobi, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane NBO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
28h 21m$1,475–3,680Bus to Nairobi, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane NBO - LIO
28h 26m$613–2,116Bus to Nairobi, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane NBO - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
27h 56m$781–2,371
Mombasa (MBA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kenya to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kenya to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 1m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Kenya and Costa Rica is 13799 km.
It takes approximately 25h 1m to get from Kenya to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Kenya. It is currently 6:15 AM in Kenya and 9:15 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 771+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Kenya and Costa Rica?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Nairobi to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nairobi to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- 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/
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