There are 6 ways to get from Maldives to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Velana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MLE - SJO
40h 19m$751–1,503Fly Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MLE - LIO
39h 27m$1,212–3,516Fly Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MLE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
46h 2m$2,374–11,480Fly Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HDK - SJO
41h 54m$872–4,293Fly Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MLE - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
31h 57m$1,230–3,461Fly Velana International Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Cobano (ACO)plane MLE - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
37h$967–3,066
Velana International Airport (MLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maldives to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $750 - $1,500 and takes 40h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Maldives to Costa Rica is to fly and taxi which takes 31h 57m and costs $1,200 - $3,500.
The distance between Maldives and Costa Rica is 17094 km.
It takes approximately 40h 19m to get from Maldives to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h behind Maldives. It is currently 9:32 PM in Maldives and 10:32 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 785+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Maldives and Costa Rica?
Edelweiss Air, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–5,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–12,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–11,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–5,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–4,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Doha, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–5,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–12,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–11,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–5,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Doha, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–4,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,100
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Velana International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–4,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–12,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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