There are 5 ways to get from Stuttgart to Costa Rica by plane or train
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 Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane STR - SJO
17h 36m$397–1,811Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
15h 26m$524–1,044Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NUE - SJO
18h 46m$699–3,510Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
17h 42m$563–1,107Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SXB - SJO
35h 30m$539–1,289
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 26m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Stuttgart and Costa Rica is 9445 km.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from Stuttgart to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Stuttgart. It is currently 12:04 AM in Stuttgart and 4:04 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 785+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Costa Rica?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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