There are 6 ways to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica by plane, bus, taxi, 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
26h 30m$448–1,711Fly from Tanga Airport
- Fly from Tanga Airport (TGT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TGT - SJO
37h 12m$805–3,006Bus to Mombasa, fly
- Take the bus from Tanga to Mombasabus
- Fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MBA - SJO
40h 47m$632–2,138Taxi 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 47m$569–2,423Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZNZ - SJO
40h 17m$1,006–2,408Shuttle, 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
33h 57m$852–1,429
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 fly which costs $440 - $1,800 and takes 26h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 26h 30m and costs $440 - $1,800.
The distance between Tanzania and Costa Rica is 13803 km.
It takes approximately 26h 30m to get from Tanzania to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Tanzania. It is currently 6:20 AM in Tanzania and 9:20 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tanzania and Costa Rica?
KLM and Copa Airlines fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- 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
- $440–1,700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
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
- $800–3,000
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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
- $440–1,700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
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
- $800–3,000
Flights from Tanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mombasa to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Istanbul, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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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