There are 6 ways to get from Maputo to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, car, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Maputo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MPM - SJO
25h 41m$679–1,834Fly Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MPM - LIO
29h 34m$641–2,249Fly Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MPM - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
30h 29m$759–2,404Drive to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Maputo to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPcar
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MQP - SJO
27h 4m$682–1,947Drive to Skukuza Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Maputo to Skukuza Airport (SZK)car
- Fly from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SZK - SJO
30h 36m$781–2,044Fly Maputo International Airport to David, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to David (DAV)plane MPM - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
36h 48m$2,019–4,126
Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Maputo to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 27h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Maputo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 41m and costs $650 - $1,900.
The distance between Maputo and Costa Rica is 13170 km.
It takes approximately 25h 41m to get from Maputo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Maputo. It is currently 6:51 AM in Maputo and 10:51 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 735+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Maputo, Mozambique and Costa Rica?
TAP Portugal, American Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Capetown, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Skukuza Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Skukuza Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Capetown, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Maputo International Airport to David via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Maputo International Airport to David via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Manaus, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Capetown, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Skukuza Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Skukuza Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Capetown, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lisboa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
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