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Flying to Costa Rica: Things to know

There are 9 airlines that fly from China to Costa Rica. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai to Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José. On average this flight takes 28 hours 10 minutes one-way.

San José is the most popular city in Costa Rica for our customers to fly to.

The most popular route
PVG Shanghai Pudong International Airport to SJO Juan Santamaría International Airport
Average flight on the most popular route
28 hours 10 minutes
City our customers prefer to fly to
San José
Main currency
Costa Rican Colón
Fly from China to Costa Rica
9 airlines

Airlines that fly to Costa Rica

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  • China Southern Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Air China
  • China Eastern Airlines
  • Air Canada
  • All Nippon Airways
  • Hainan Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • Japan Airlines

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Frequently asked questions

There are 3 popular routes from China to Costa Rica:

  • From Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport with an average flight time of 28h 10m.
  • From Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport with an average flight time of 39h 18m.
  • From Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport with an average flight time of 40h 5m.

Here’s the flight distance on the most popular routes from China to Costa Rica:

  • Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport flight distance is 9112 miles
  • Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport flight distance is 9844 miles
  • Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport flight distance is 9792 miles

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