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
17h 28m$385–1,408Fly Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PMO - LIO
36h 46m$335–1,220Bus 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 54m$443–1,225Fly 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
32h 1m$494–1,556Fly 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
33h 45m$618–1,794
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 $330 - $1,300 and takes 36h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs $380 - $1,500.
The distance between Palermo and Costa Rica is 9987 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Palermo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Palermo. It is currently 7:30 AM in Palermo and 12:30 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Iberia, and Ryanair fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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