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Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best
1. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIS - SJO
17h 58m
$443–961
Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LIS - LIO
28h 13m
$213–723
Bus to Badajoz Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
1. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Badajozbus
2. Fly from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BJZ - SJO
20h 25m
$676–2,050
Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
1. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LIS - LIR
2. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle
3. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle
28h 32m
$828–2,510
Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
1. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LIS - XQP
2. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
27h 53m
$362–1,019

Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

16Weekly Planes

17h 52mAverage Duration

$275Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Lisbon to Costa Rica.

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Distance: 8,031.3 km
Duration: 17h 58m

What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Costa Rica?

United Airlines, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.

Airlines

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Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 31h 20m
When: Tuesday
Estimated price: $240–850

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 31h 50m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $240–900

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 29h 25m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $210–850

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 30h 35m
When: Friday and Saturday
Estimated price: $210–850

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 34h 20m
When: Monday to Saturday
Estimated price: $270–1,000

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 26h
When: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $200–700

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 25h 50m
When: Tuesday
Estimated price: $270–1,000

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 26h 20m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $280–1,000

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 26h 55m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $270–1,000

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 28h 50m
When: Monday to Saturday
Estimated price: $310–1,200

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 29h 40m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $240–850

Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport

Ave. Duration: 32h 35m
When: Friday and Saturday
Estimated price: $270–1,000

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San José, Costa Rica(opens in a new window)

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.

Things to do in San José

National Theatre of Costa Rica(Opens in a new window)

The National Theatre of Costa Rica (Spanish: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica) is the national theatre of Costa Rica. It is located in the central section of San José, Costa Rica. Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Museo Nacional de Costa Rica(Opens in a new window)

The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras, in the Bellavista Fortress, a crenallated, ochre colored building opposite the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. The fortress was built in 1917 and was originally a military barracks: the exterior walls still have many bullets lodged in them from the country's 1948 civil war. It became the site of the museum in 1950.

Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar(Opens in a new window)

Parque Nacional Simón Bolívar (Zoológico Simón Bolívar) is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares, located in downtown San José, Costa Rica. It is the oldest botanical garden and zoo in Costa Rica. The name pays homage to Latin American national founder Simón Bolívar. It is administered by a conservation nonprofit foundation called Fundazoo. All animals in the zoo are orphaned, injured or have been disabled and are nursed back to health in hopes of releasing them.

Parque de Diversiones(Opens in a new window)

The Parque Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes (English: National Amusement Park Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes; also known as Parque Diversiones) is an amusement park located in San José, Costa Rica. The park's motto is "healthy children helping healing children". The park was named for Dr. Brenes because it was his proposal which resulted in it being established. His idea was that the profits from the amusement park would assist to support the National Children's Hospital "Dr. Carlos Saénz Herrera", which was established in 1964. The National Amusement Park began operating at the end of 1981.

Places to stay in San José

Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

D Sabana Hotel San José(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Auténtico Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Hotel Palma Real(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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