There are 5 ways to get from Valencia to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VLC - SJO
16h 10m$446–1,208Fly Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane VLC - LIO
33h 43m$266–970Bus to Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Aeropuerto de Castellónbus
- Fly from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport (CDT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDT - SJO
29h 33m$760–2,233Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ALC - SJO
18h 34m$516–1,262Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
15h 55m$403–1,181
Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $260 - $1,000 and takes 33h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 15h 55m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between Valencia and Costa Rica is 8781 km.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Valencia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Valencia. It is currently 1:16 PM in Valencia and 6:16 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Transat, and three other airlines fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 964 220 054
- info@autosmediterraneo.com
- Website
- autosmediterraneo.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Aeropuerto de Castellón
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Schedules at
- autosmediterraneo.com
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