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 Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
14h 26m$484–1,130Train to Luton Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LTN - SJO
16h 51m$291–1,048Fly London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCY - SJO
16h 38m$654–1,307Fly London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
16h 14m$467–1,144Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LGW - LIO
29h 9m$414–992Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LGW - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
19h 29m$383–838
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 and taxi which costs $380 - $850 and takes 19h 29m.
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 5:27 PM in London and 11:27 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ 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
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- 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
- $410–1,500
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- 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
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London City Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- 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
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $13–19
- 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
- $20–28
- 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
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $19–28
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $12–20
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