There are 3 ways to get from Mechelen to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly from Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRU - SJO
18h 2m$496–1,113Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
17h 46m$510–1,284Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
17h 4m$497–1,390
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 17h 4m and costs $490 - $1,400.
The distance between Mechelen and Costa Rica is 9075 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Mechelen to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Mechelen. It is currently 11:00 AM in Mechelen and 4:00 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- 1st Class
- $22–35
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $24–40
- 1st Class
- $45–80
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $60–85
- 1st Class
- $90–120
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $85–120
- Comfort
- $100–140
- Premium
- $130–180
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