There are 7 ways to get from Málaga to Costa Rica by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGP - SJO
16h$372–1,003Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SVQ - SJO
18h 9m$333–1,097Train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GRX - SJO
18h 40m$436–1,438Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeriabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LEI - SJO
18h 54m$522–1,834Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
16h 38m$511–1,353Fly Málaga Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AGP - LIO
31h 53m$413–1,116Train, train to Jerez Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Antequera-Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Antequera-Santa Ana to Dos Hermanastrain
- Take the train from Dos Hermanas to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XRY - SJO
19h 47m$528–1,663
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $370 - $1,000 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h and costs $370 - $1,000.
The distance between Málaga and Costa Rica is 8444 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Málaga to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Málaga. It is currently 7:03 AM in Málaga and 11:03 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 738+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Transat, and two other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Almería Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Antequera-Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Antequera-Santa Ana to Dos Hermanas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Dos Hermanas to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- ALSA
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