There are 7 ways to get from Maldives to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, shuttle, 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
39h 9m$901–2,803Fly Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MLE - LIO
42h 12m$332–2,716Fly Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DDD - SJO
46h 59m$695–2,222Fly Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HDK - SJO
43h 14m$698–2,233Fly 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
35h 32m$1,130–2,871Fly 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
44h 52m$774–4,880Fly 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
38h 55m$1,017–2,767
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 $900 - $2,800 and takes 39h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Maldives to Costa Rica is to fly and taxi which takes 35h 32m and costs $1,100 - $2,900.
The distance between Maldives and Costa Rica is 17094 km.
It takes approximately 39h 9m to get from Maldives to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 11h behind Maldives. It is currently 9:32 AM in Maldives and 10:32 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 771+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Maldives and Costa Rica?
Edelweiss Air, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,800
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,400
Flights from Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,700
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Dubai, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,800
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,400
Flights from Velana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,700
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Dubai, Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Velana International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Velana International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Velana International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Velana International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 43m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,800
Flights from Velana International Airport to Cobano via Dubai, Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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