There are 5 ways to get from Iceland 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 to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane KEF - SJO
19h 36m$854–1,306Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane KEF - LIO
29h 19m$416–1,521Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane KEF - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
27h 28m$978–3,085Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane KEF - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
28h 24m$554–1,676Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane KEF - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
29h 58m$701–1,787
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iceland to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $410 - $1,600 and takes 29h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Iceland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 19h 36m and costs $850 - $1,400.
The distance between Iceland and Costa Rica is 7660 km.
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Iceland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 6h behind Iceland. It is currently 22:01 in Iceland and 16:01 in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Iceland and Costa Rica?
Air Canada and Air Transat fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Detroit, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Baltimore, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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