There are 5 ways to get from Nicoya to Athens by shuttle, plane, or bus
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Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJO - ATH
19h 50m€714–1,445Bus, shuttle to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Nicoya to Sámarabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sámara to Montezuma
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ACO - ATH
22h 48m€344–1,202Bus to Nosara Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nicoya to Nosarabus
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOB - ATH
20h 1m€373–1,413Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TNO - ATH
19h 32m€506–1,458Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nicoya to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LIR - ATH
20h 54m€562–2,213
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nicoya to Athens is to bus and shuttle and fly which costs €340 - €1200 and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Nicoya to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 19h 32m and costs €500 - €1500.
The distance between Nicoya and Athens is 11120 km.
It takes approximately 19h 50m to get from Nicoya to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Nicoya. It is currently 6:42 PM in Nicoya and 2:42 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Nicoya, Costa Rica and Athens, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Nicoya to Athens. However, you can take the shuttle to San José, walk to Terminal TUASA, take the bus to Aeropuerto, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Nosara, walk to Nosara Airport (NOB) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, then take the subway to Στ.Μοναστηρακι.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Nicoya to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €234
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nicoya to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €141
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2685 5352
- traroc19@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nicoya to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nicoya to Sámara
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nicoya to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Nicoya to Sámara
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Shuttle from Sámara to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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