There are 5 ways to get from Switzerland to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
14h 30m$506–1,216Fly Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BSL - SJO
16h 46m$325–1,407Fly Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GVA - SJO
16h 52m$610–4,221Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
19h 57m$498–961Fly Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ZRH - LIO
27h 28m$376–1,428
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $490 - $1,000 and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 30m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Switzerland and Costa Rica is 9413 km.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Switzerland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Switzerland. It is currently 12:50 AM in Switzerland and 5:50 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Costa Rica?
Edelweiss Air and Delta fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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