There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Costa Rica by plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PMO - SJO
25h 18m$396–1,009Fly Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PMO - LIO
31h 31m$377–1,322Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTA - SJO
21h 39m$565–780Fly Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PMO - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
31h 1m$545–1,667Fly Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane PMO - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
35h 5m$671–1,687
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $390 - $1,100 and takes 25h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 21h 39m and costs $550 - $800.
The distance between Palermo and Costa Rica is 9987 km.
It takes approximately 25h 18m to get from Palermo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Palermo. It is currently 9:40 PM in Palermo and 1:40 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 797+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Costa Rica?
Iberia, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,700
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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