There are 6 ways to get from Kigali to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)KGL - SJO
25h 29m$432–1,503Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)KGL - LIO
40h 42m$382–1,315Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)KGL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
44h 1m$635–1,789Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)KGL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
28h 7m$521–1,551Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Cobano (ACO)KGL - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
31h 5m$518–1,964Fly to Drake Bay, drive, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Drake Bay (DRK)KGL - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Ciudad Cortés
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Isidro de El General
34h 46m$517–1,828
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 $380 - $1,400 and takes 40h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 29m and costs $430 - $1,500.
The distance between Kigali and Costa Rica is 12725 km.
It takes approximately 25h 29m to get from Kigali to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Kigali. It is currently 2:58 AM in Kigali and 6:58 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Costa Rica?
Rwandair Express, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Kigali (KGL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Lagos, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Accra, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Kigali to Limón International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Kigali to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Kigali to Cobano via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Kigali to Drake Bay via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Kigali to Drake Bay via Lagos, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kigali to Drake Bay via Accra, Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Kigali to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Kigali to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kigali to Drake Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kigali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Kigali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Isidro de El General
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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