There are 6 ways to get from Romania to Costa Rica by 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.
Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OTP - SJO
19h 59m$601–1,201Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BUD - SJO
24h 20m$349–1,151Fly from Craiova Airport
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CRA - SJO
18h 51m$706–2,408Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Strășenibus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane RMO - SJO
26h 58mBus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BEG - SJO
22h 22m$398–1,327Fly from Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLJ - SJO
18h 30m$430–1,500
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $340 - $1,200 and takes 24h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h 30m and costs $430 - $1,500.
The distance between Romania and Costa Rica is 10809 km.
It takes approximately 19h 59m to get from Romania to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Romania. It is currently 6:04 AM in Romania and 10:04 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 727+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Romania and Costa Rica?
British Airways, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Athens, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Athens, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Athens, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Iasi Airport to Strășeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
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