There are 3 ways to get from Split to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Split Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SPU - SJO
18h 4m$423–1,616Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DBV - SJO
25h 23mBus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZAG - SJO
24h 15m$758–1,776
Split Airport (SPU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Split and Costa Rica is 10103 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Split to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Split. It is currently 12:15 AM in Split and 4:15 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Costa Rica?
British Airways, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Phone
- +385 21 344 085
- Info@sugamantours.com
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–19
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
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