There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Costa Rica by plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PMO - SJO
21h 32m$345–1,209Bus 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
20h 59m$414–879Fly Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PMO - LIO
31h 31m$386–1,322Fly 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$534–1,577Fly 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
36h 30m$680–1,688
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $410 - $900 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 20h 59m and costs $410 - $900.
The distance between Palermo and Costa Rica is 9987 km.
It takes approximately 21h 32m to get from Palermo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Palermo. It is currently 12:04 PM in Palermo and 4:04 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 756+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Costa Rica?
United Airlines and Iberia fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
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
- $420–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
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
- $420–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
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
- $420–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
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
- $420–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- 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
- $420–1,400
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- 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
- $16–28
- 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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