There are 2 ways to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MVD - SJO
12h 13m$354–778Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 13m$289–695
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 car ferry and fly which costs $280 - $700 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $350 - $800.
The distance between Montevideo and Costa Rica is 5826 km.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Montevideo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Montevideo. It is currently 2:41 AM in Montevideo and 11:41 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines 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 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–950
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- 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
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
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