There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDR - SJO
13h 59m$539–1,396Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BIO - SJO
18h 10m$383–1,024Fly Santander Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SDR - LIO
35h 32m$642–1,642Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
17h 47m$452–1,051
Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 13h 59m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Santander and Costa Rica is 8476 km.
It takes approximately 13h 59m to get from Santander to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Santander. It is currently 5:37 PM in Santander and 9:37 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 762+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia and Iberojet Airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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