There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or taxi
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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 20m$1,009–2,711Fly 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 51m$422–1,203Fly 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$832–1,988Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PVG - LIO
29h 20m$500–1,624Fly 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 40m$638–1,869Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane PVG - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
29h 45m$784–1,990
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 $420 - $1,200 and takes 26h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 22h 20m and costs $1,000 - $2,800.
The distance between Shanghai and Costa Rica is 14707 km.
It takes approximately 22h 20m to get from Shanghai to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:42 AM in Shanghai and 5:42 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 761+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
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
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Limón International Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
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
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
- $440–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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 La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- 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/
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