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There are 8 ways to get from Lax to Costa Rica by train, plane, or taxi

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  1. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroporttrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeGVA - SJO
    20h 16m
    $756–1,218

  2. Train to Basel, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeBSL - SJO
    20h 23m
    $364–1,349

  3. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeZRH - SJO
    18h 2m
    $591–1,178

  4. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeLIN - SJO
    21h 39m
    $499–1,165

  5. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeMXP - SJO
    23h 10m
    $642–1,043

  6. Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
    2. Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susatrain
    3. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeTRN - SJO
    22h 3m
    $369–1,312

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeFRA - SJO
    22h 6m
    $565–1,453

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)planeZRH - XQP
    4. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
    20h 45m
    $490–1,326

Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration16h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket$313Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lax, Switzerland and Costa Rica?

There is no direct connection from Lax to Costa Rica. However, you can take the train to Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, 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 Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, take the train to Bern, 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.

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