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 33m$506–761Fly Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MAN - LIO
31h 11m$357–1,424Train 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 42m$576–1,184Train to Newcastle, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NCL - SJO
19h 5m$375–1,527Fly 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
21h 36m$1,029–3,488Fly 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
26h 51m$475–1,569
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 $500 - $800 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 33m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Manchester and Costa Rica is 8603 km.
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Manchester to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Manchester. It is currently 2:59 PM in Manchester and 7:59 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 785+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Costa Rica?
British Airways, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- 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 Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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/
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