There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LEJ - SJO
17h 49m$553–1,913Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BER - SJO
19h 28m$375–1,283Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRS - SJO
19h 1m$522–1,889Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NUE - SJO
18h 59m$492–1,630Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HAJ - SJO
20h 25m$462–1,709Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
18h$575–1,370Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LEJ - LIO
31h 3m$565–2,028
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,300 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 49m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Leipzig and Costa Rica is 9603 km.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Leipzig to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Leipzig. It is currently 4:17 AM in Leipzig and 8:17 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Costa Rica?
Lufthansa flies from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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