There are 5 ways to get from Kigali to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane KGL - SJO
24h 59m$352–1,703Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane KGL - LIO
41h 12m$423–2,016Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane KGL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
34h 32m$531–2,161Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane KGL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
41h 46m$677–2,281Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Cobano (ACO)plane KGL - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
43h 10m$368–1,866
Kigali (KGL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $350 - $1,700 and takes 24h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 24h 59m and costs $350 - $1,700.
The distance between Kigali and Costa Rica is 12725 km.
It takes approximately 24h 59m to get from Kigali to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Kigali. It is currently 6:52 PM in Kigali and 10:52 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Costa Rica?
Rwandair Express, British Airways, and Air France fly from Kigali (KGL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Accra, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Accra, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kigali to Cobano via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Kigali to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Accra, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Accra, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kigali to Cobano via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Kigali to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kigali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kigali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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