There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Costa Rica by plane, train, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAN - SJO
16h 31m$606–961Train to Newcastle, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NCL - SJO
21h 56m$454–1,426Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
16h 41m$594–1,282Fly Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MAN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
34h 29m$1,029–2,388Fly Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MAN - LIO
25h 49m$467–1,224Fly Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MAN - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
28h 54m$615–1,379
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $600 - $1,000 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs $600 - $1,000.
The distance between Manchester and Costa Rica is 8603 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Manchester to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Manchester. It is currently 5:28 AM in Manchester and 10:28 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 771+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Costa Rica?
British Airways, Air Transat, and Air Canada fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dublin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Newcastle to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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/
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