There are 6 ways to get from Israel to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TLV - SJO
21h 50m$445–1,606Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TLV - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
23h 6m$1,029–3,285Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane TLV - LIO
35h 8m$467–1,521Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane TLV - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
23h 43m$585–1,776Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane TLV - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
27h 47m$732–1,987Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Cobano (ACO)plane TLV - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
26h 31m$512–1,972
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Israel to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $440 - $1,700 and takes 21h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Israel to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 21h 50m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Israel and Costa Rica is 12060 km.
It takes approximately 21h 50m to get from Israel to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 9h behind Israel. It is currently 22:49 in Israel and 13:49 in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Israel and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Newark, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cobano via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cobano via Boston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cobano via Newark, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cobano via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cobano via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Cobano via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- 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
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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