There are 6 ways to get from Solothurn to Costa Rica by plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BSL - SJO
18h 31m$718–1,245Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ZRH - LIO
28h 12m$373–1,271Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GVA - SJO
18h 52m$677–1,106Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
15h 54m$541–1,956Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
19h 35m$577–1,383Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ZRH - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
18h 27m$491–1,416
Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Solothurn to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,300 and takes 28h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Solothurn to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 54m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Solothurn and Costa Rica is 9403 km.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from Solothurn to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Solothurn. It is currently 1:39 PM in Solothurn and 5:39 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Costa Rica?
Air France, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Train from Solothurn to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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