There are 7 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Costa Rica by train, plane, shuttle, or bus
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Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane KUL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 12m$1,331–3,011Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane KUL - SJO
32h 14m$456–1,612Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SZB - SJO
33h 19m$652–2,204Bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singaporebus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SIN - SJO
31h 46m$811–1,522Bus to Malacca International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentralbus
- Fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MKZ - SJO
35h 44m$954–3,208Bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singaporebus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SIN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 21m$1,436–4,521Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SZB - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
32h 11m$1,727–5,903
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $450 - $1,700 and takes 32h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 31h 46m and costs $800 - $1,600.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Costa Rica is 18556 km.
It takes approximately 33h 12m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 10:07 PM in Kuala Lumpur and 8:07 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Costa Rica?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–8,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,300
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Liberia International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Liberia International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–8,500
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Liberia International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–10,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Liberia International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Liberia International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- CustomerService@starmartbus.com
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singapore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- https://www.omio.com/companies/buses/starmart-express-7ne0r
- Phone
- +6012 712 5144
- info@starqistna.com
- Website
- starqistna.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singapore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- starqistna.com
- Book at
- starqistna.com
- Phone
- +60 1222 59897
- melorbas@yahoo.com
- Website
- melorinterline.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- melorinterline.com
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- enquiry@kkkl.com.my
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- expressmayangsari@yahoo.com
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- helpdesk@gohub.com.my
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- delima.com.my
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- talk2us@parkmayberhad.com.my
- Website
- transnasional.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.transnasional.com.my/
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