There are 3 ways to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica by plane or car ferry
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Fly Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MVD - SJO
12h 26m$349–681Fly Carrasco International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MVD - LIO
16h 38m$269–971Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EZE - SJO
16h 22m$344–768
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $340 - $700 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $340 - $700.
The distance between Montevideo and Costa Rica is 5826 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Montevideo. It is currently 12:18 AM in Montevideo and 9:18 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 759+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, LATAM Chile, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–750
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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