There are 6 ways to get from Tarifa to Costa Rica by bus, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XRY - SJO
18h 21m$509–1,640Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SVQ - SJO
19h 42m$338–1,069Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGP - SJO
18h 19m$396–1,041Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNG - SJO
16h 42m$571–1,663Bus, train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GRX - SJO
22h 10m$468–1,480Car ferry, bus to Sania Ramel Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the bus from Tangier to Tetouanbus
- Fly from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TTU - SJO
29h 20m$520–2,163
Jerez Airport (XRY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $390 - $1,100 and takes 18h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Costa Rica is to car ferry and fly which takes 16h 42m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Tarifa and Costa Rica is 8459 km.
It takes approximately 18h 21m to get from Tarifa to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Tarifa. It is currently 11:05 PM in Tarifa and 3:05 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 737+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Tarifa to Costa Rica. However, you can take the bus to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz, walk to Cadiz, take the train to La Parra, walk to Jerez Airport (XRY) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Marbella, walk to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella, take the bus to Malaga Airport, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Jerez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Casablanca, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–249
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- $45
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- $57
- Sirena Seat Car
- $238
- Neptuno Seat Car
- $249
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–249
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- $45
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- $57
- Sirena Seat Car
- $238
- Neptuno Seat Car
- $249
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