There are 4 ways to get from London to Arenal Volcano by plane, shuttle, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
15h 47m$768–1,348Fly London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane LHR - FON
29h 34m$404–1,508Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
20h 34m$803–1,344Fly London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LHR - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to La Fortuna
19h 39m$991–1,633
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Arenal Volcano is to fly which costs $400 - $1,600 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from London to Arenal Volcano is to fly and shuttle which takes 15h 47m and costs $750 - $1,400.
The distance between London and Arenal Volcano is 8858 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from London to Arenal Volcano, including transfers.
Arenal Volcano is 7h behind London. It is currently 11:37 PM in London and 4:37 PM in Arenal Volcano.
There are 671+ hotels available in Arenal Volcano.
What companies run services between London, England and Arenal Volcano, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica?
British Airways, SANSA, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Cañas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
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