There are 4 ways to get from Palencia to Costa Rica by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Palencia to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
15h 15m$420–1,185Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Palencia to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MAD - LIO
30h 48m$280–947Train to Santander Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Palencia to Santandertrain
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDR - SJO
19h 42m$519–1,555Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Palencia to Miranda De Ebrotrain
- Take the bus from Miranda De Ebro to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BIO - SJO
19h 52m$354–1,163
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palencia to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $280 - $950 and takes 30h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Palencia to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 15m and costs $420 - $1,200.
The distance between Palencia and Costa Rica is 8739 km.
It takes approximately 15h 15m to get from Palencia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Palencia. It is currently 12:13 PM in Palencia and 5:13 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 779+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Palencia, Spain and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Palencia to Costa Rica. However, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Santander, walk to Santander E.A., take the bus to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest, walk to Santander Airport (SDR) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bocas Del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via Santo Domingo, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–900
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Limón International Airport via Santo Domingo, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Palencia to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Palencia to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Miranda De Ebro to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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