There are 4 ways to get from Southampton to Costa Rica by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 23m$501–1,069Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
31h 41m$392–1,682Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
19h 11m$558–1,129Fly Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SOU - SJO
21h 41m$403–1,608
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 19h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 23m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Southampton and Costa Rica is 8829 km.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Southampton to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Southampton. It is currently 2:52 AM in Southampton and 7:52 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 785+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Costa Rica?
Aer Lingus, Volaris Costa Rica, and two other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dublin, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Manchester, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newcastle, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
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