There are 6 ways to get from Lausanne to Costa Rica by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GVA - SJO
17h 34m$584–960Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BSL - SJO
19h 17m$410–1,439Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
16h 51m$595–1,666Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
22h 31m$588–1,123Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LYS - SJO
21h 18m$461–1,275Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Geneve to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
18h 54m$550–1,444
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 22h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 16h 51m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Lausanne and Costa Rica is 9302 km.
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Lausanne to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Lausanne. It is currently 2:33 AM in Lausanne and 7:33 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Costa Rica. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $50–75
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Rail 1st Class
- $35–55
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $55–70
Train from Geneve to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $95–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
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