There are 6 ways to get from London to Costa Rica by train, plane, or taxi
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LGW - SJO
14h 26m$489–1,137Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Limón International Airport (LIO)LGW - LIO
30h 54m$269–749Fly London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LCY - SJO
16h 38m$654–1,207Fly London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LHR - SJO
17h 21m$485–1,138Train to Luton Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LTN - SJO
16h 56m$288–1,037Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)LGW - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
20h 14m$398–1,135
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $260 - $750 and takes 30h 54m.
The fastest way to get from London to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 14h 26m and costs $480 - $1,200.
The distance between London and Costa Rica is 8776 km.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from London to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind London. It is currently 4:24 AM in London and 10:24 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between London, England and Costa Rica?
KLM, British Airways, and Copa Airlines fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- 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
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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