There are 4 ways to get from Valencia to Costa Rica by plane, train, or bus
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 Valencia Airport
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VLC - SJO
15h 10m$455–908Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 54m$385–996Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- 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 35m$438–1,068Bus to Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport, fly
- 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
20h 39m$709–2,632
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 $450 - $950 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs $450 - $950.
The distance between Valencia and Costa Rica is 8781 km.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Valencia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Valencia. It is currently 4:44 AM in Valencia and 8:44 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
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
- $700–2,600
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- 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
- $65–120
- 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
- $55–110
- 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
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.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
- $8–30
- Schedules at
- autosmediterraneo.com
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