There are 5 ways to get from Southampton to Costa Rica by train, plane, 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.
Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LHR - SJO
15h 53m$594–1,298Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LHR - LIO
25h 11m$376–1,213Fly Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SOU - SJO
16h 39m$422–1,504Train 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 54m$551–1,299Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- 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
24h 1m$494–1,368
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 train and fly which costs $370 - $1,300 and takes 25h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 53m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Southampton and Costa Rica is 8833 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Southampton to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Southampton. It is currently 12:55 AM in Southampton and 6:55 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 735+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Costa Rica?
KLM flies from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- 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
- $330–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Punta Cana, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Punta Cana, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
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