There are 5 ways to get from Valencia to Costa Rica by plane, train, or bus
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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 20m$345–1,205Train 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 37m$626–1,242Train 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
16h 5m$495–1,309Bus 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
37h 13m$713–2,529Fly Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane VLC - LIO
28h 8m$377–1,220
Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $340 - $1,300 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 16h 5m and costs $490 - $1,400.
The distance between Valencia and Costa Rica is 8780 km.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Valencia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Valencia. It is currently 4:43 AM in Valencia and 9:43 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 719+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- 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
- $430–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Ouigo
- 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
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- autosmediterraneo.com
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