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
20h 48m€713–994Bus to Nosara Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Nicoya to Nosarabus
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOB - ATH
22h 30m€343–1,214Bus 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
24h 13m€762–2,713Shuttle 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
20h 46m€572–1,435Shuttle to Cobano, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Sámara to Montezuma
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ACO - ATH
24h 1m€418–1,403
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 fly which costs €340 - €1300 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Nicoya to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 20h 46m and costs €550 - €1500.
The distance between Nicoya and Athens is 11120 km.
It takes approximately 20h 48m to get from Nicoya to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 9h ahead of Nicoya. It is currently 6:58 AM in Nicoya and 3:58 PM in Athens.
There are 12942+ 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 Athens Airport, then take the subway to Monastiraki. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, take the bus to Llano Grande, walk to Liberia International Airport (LIR) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, then take the subway to Monastiraki.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €370–3,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €800–3,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,400
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,500
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,600
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,700
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich, Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–3,200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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
- €216
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.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 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
Shuttle from Sámara to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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