There are 5 ways to get from Zagreb to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZAG - SJO
18h 59m$651–1,202Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ZAG - LIO
32h 47m$393–1,417Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LJU - SJO
20h 11m$451–1,968Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ZAG - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
30h 52m$501–1,572Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane ZAG - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
35h 6m$648–1,683
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $390 - $1,500 and takes 32h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 18h 59m and costs $650 - $1,200.
The distance between Zagreb and Costa Rica is 10015 km.
It takes approximately 18h 59m to get from Zagreb to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Zagreb. It is currently 1:05 AM in Zagreb and 5:05 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Costa Rica?
Croatia Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Ljubljana to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- $30–85
- Private
- $160–200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
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