There are 5 ways to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, bus, or shuttle
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 Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DAR - SJO
25h 15m$508–1,811Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JRO - SJO
26h 48m$669–2,523Fly from Tanga Airport
- Fly from Tanga Airport (TGT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TGT - SJO
33h 42m$955–3,306Bus to Mombasa, fly
- Take the bus from Tanga to Mombasabus
- Fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MBA - SJO
30h 53m$632–2,238Shuttle, bus to Nairobi, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NBO - SJO
30h 37m$852–1,229
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica is to shuttle and bus and fly which costs $850 - $1,300 and takes 30h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 15m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Tanzania and Costa Rica is 13803 km.
It takes approximately 25h 15m to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Tanzania. It is currently 3:39 PM in Tanzania and 6:39 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 797+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tanzania and Costa Rica?
KLM, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Istanbul, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,300
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Tanga to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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