There are 7 ways to get from Nicoya to Athens by shuttle, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
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 18m€865–1,172Bus to Nosara Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Nicoya to Nosarabus
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NOB - ATH
21h 30m€363–1,240Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- 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 2m€492–1,639Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TNO - ATH
20h 15m€624–1,562Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FON - ATH
21h 48m€764–1,714Shuttle to Cobano, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sámara to Montezuma
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ACO - ATH
23h 40m€478–1,429Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SJO - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
26h 56m€658–1,589
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 €360 - €1300 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Nicoya to Athens is to shuttle and fly which takes 20h 15m and costs €600 - €1600.
The distance between Nicoya and Athens is 11115 km.
It takes approximately 20h 18m to get from Nicoya to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 9h ahead of Nicoya. It is currently 7:19 AM in Nicoya and 4:19 PM in Athens.
There are 13619+ 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), then take the taxi to Athens. 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), then take the taxi to Athens.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
- 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
- €390–1,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Athens International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cobano to Athens International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- 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
- €320–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,800
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- €236
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nicoya to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €218
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nicoya to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €359
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nicoya to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €236
- 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
- €4–5
- 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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