There are 7 ways to get from Malta to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MLA - SJO
17h 14m$627–1,132Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MLA - LIO
36h 18m$277–1,144Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane MLA - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
33h 42m$530–1,718Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane MLA - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 37m$677–1,931Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MLA - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
18h 48m$466–1,380Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Cobano (ACO)plane MLA - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
21h 45m$393–1,493Fly to Drake Bay, drive, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane MLA - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Isidro de El Generalbus
36h 57m$342–1,457
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $270 - $1,200 and takes 36h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 14m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Malta and Costa Rica is 10139 km.
It takes approximately 17h 14m to get from Malta to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Malta. It is currently 9:11 PM in Malta and 2:11 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Malta and Costa Rica?
Air Malta, Iberia, and six other airlines fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Malta International Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Malta International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Malta International Airport to Limón International Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Malta International Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Malta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Malta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Malta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Malta International Airport to Nosara Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Malta International Airport to Nosara Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Nosara Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Nosara Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Nosara Airport via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Malta International Airport to Nosara Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via London Gatwick, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Drake Bay via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $326
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Isidro de El General
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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