There are 5 ways to get from Southampton to Costa Rica by bus, 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.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 35m$565–1,224Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
24h 53m$367–1,339Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGW - SJO
19h 39m$646–1,079Fly Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SOU - SJO
31h 4m$412–1,504Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LHR - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
30h 48m$475–1,484
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 24h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 15h 35m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Southampton and Costa Rica is 8817 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Southampton to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Southampton. It is currently 11:36 PM in Southampton and 4:36 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 756+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Costa Rica?
easyJet, Air France, and Copa Airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Tampa, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- 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
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- National Express
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