There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVG - SJO
22h 30m$329–1,311Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SHA - SJO
26h 40m$312–1,703Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PVG - LIO
33h 30m$480–1,824Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PVG - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
29h 10m$598–1,969Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PVG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
26h 4m$1,082–3,588Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane PVG - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 14m$787–2,118
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $320 - $1,400 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 22h 30m and costs $320 - $1,400.
The distance between Shanghai and Costa Rica is 14707 km.
It takes approximately 22h 30m to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:05 AM in Shanghai and 7:05 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Toronto, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Detroit, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Toronto, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Detroit, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–6,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,900
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
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