There are 6 ways to get from Milan to Costa Rica by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIN - SJO
17h 25m$332–1,202Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
19h 27m$285–1,006Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRN - SJO
18h 19m$330–1,240Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
18h 15m$567–2,025Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MXP - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
34h 14m$769–2,285Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VRN - SJO
38h 2m$419–1,446
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Milan and Costa Rica is 9497 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Milan to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Milan. It is currently 3:34 PM in Milan and 8:34 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 735+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Costa Rica?
Iberia, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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