How long is the flight from Scotland to Costa Rica?

There are many flights that can get you from Scotland to Costa Rica in 16h 28m. Fly via KLM, United Airlines, or Lufthansa to get the fastest option. Airlines will cover a distance of 5289 mi. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Costa Rica ranges from 0.0 - 300.0 inches per month. September is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 300.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit Costa Rica when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Costa Rica, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, April is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 21.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 18.0 C).

Can I find deals for flights from Scotland to Costa Rica that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Scotland to Costa Rica flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Scotland to Costa Rica?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Scotland to Costa Rica.

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Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Scotland to Costa Rica by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Cheapest flights from Scotland to Costa Rica
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Scotland to Costa Rica. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 11 December 2025.

Sun 14/1210:55ABZ - SJO

2 stops41h 25mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops39h 44mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,130

Mon 15/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops39h 44mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,179

Thu 18/1212:55ABZ - SJO

1 stop35h 30mKLM

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop30h 00mKLM

Deal found 9/12£1,304

Thu 18/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£1,315

Thu 18/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mAir France

Mon 12/117:15SJO - ABZ

2 stops17h 20mAir France

Deal found 9/12£1,383

Tue 16/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops37h 06mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops44h 04mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,392

Tue 16/1217:20ABZ - SJO

1 stop31h 05mKLM

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop20h 40mKLM

Deal found 9/12£1,434

Thu 18/1212:55ABZ - SJO

1 stop35h 30mKLM

Sun 11/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop20h 40mKLM

Deal found 9/12£1,436

Thu 18/1212:55ABZ - SJO

1 stop35h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sat 10/115:54SJO - ABZ

2 stops18h 41mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£1,462

Thu 18/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mAir France

Sat 10/115:54SJO - ABZ

2 stops18h 41mAir France

Deal found 9/12£1,473

Wed 17/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop20h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£1,506

Sat 20/1212:30EDI - SJO

2 stops40h 02mUnited Airlines

Sat 3/107:30SJO - EDI

2 stops45h 00mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/12£1,654

Best flights from Scotland to Costa Rica
Discover carefully curated flight deals from Scotland to Costa Rica that have cost, travel time, and stopovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 11 December 2025.

Thu 22/106:05GLA - SJO

2 stops22h 10mKLM

Mon 26/120:30SJO - GLA

1 stop14h 05mKLM

Deal found 9/12£614

Wed 4/309:25EDI - SJO

1 stop16h 28mUnited Airlines

Sun 8/313:30SJO - EDI

1 stop14h 00mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/12£638

Mon 16/308:25EDI - SJO

1 stop32h 05mLufthansa

Mon 30/307:55SJO - EDI

2 stops43h 40mLufthansa

Deal found 10/12£666

Mon 9/205:50EDI - SJO

2 stops19h 06mMultiple Airlines

Mon 16/220:05SJO - EDI

1 stop19h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£666

Thu 5/306:20GLA - SJO

1 stop16h 20mBritish Airways

Mon 9/310:25SJO - GLA

2 stops25h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/12£858

Thu 5/306:05GLA - SJO

2 stops47h 30mAeromexico

Mon 9/306:15SJO - GLA

2 stops33h 55mAeromexico

Deal found 9/12£910

Sun 8/313:30ABZ - SJO

2 stops33h 05mIberia

Wed 11/318:15SJO - ABZ

2 stops41h 00mIberia

Deal found 7/12£988

Mon 9/205:50EDI - SJO

2 stops22h 25mKLM

Mon 16/207:00SJO - EDI

2 stops21h 10mKLM

Deal found 9/12£618

Fri 6/312:30EDI - LIR

2 stops33h 21mUnited Airlines

Mon 16/313:20LIR - EDI

2 stops35h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/12£657

Thu 22/112:50GLA - SJO

2 stops32h 00mLufthansa

Mon 26/120:10SJO - GLA

3 stops57h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 9/12£688

Wed 4/309:25EDI - LIR

2 stops36h 43mUnited Airlines

Sun 8/307:35LIR - EDI

2 stops19h 55mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/12£686

Mon 18/506:00GLA - SJO

2 stops18h 10mKLM

Sun 24/519:25SJO - GLA

2 stops20h 45mKLM

Deal found 10/12£698

Sat 20/1211:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops40h 55mDelta

Tue 13/107:00SJO - ABZ

2 stops19h 30mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,581

Mon 18/516:55GLA - SJO

1 stop30h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 24/508:00SJO - GLA

1 stop18h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/12£1,082

Mon 2/309:05GLA - LIR

2 stops33h 45mKLM

Sun 8/314:15LIR - GLA

2 stops36h 15mKLM

Deal found 10/12£981

Sat 20/1211:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops40h 55mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops35h 59mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,581

Sat 20/1210:50ABZ - SJO

2 stops40h 10mBritish Airways

Sun 11/113:43SJO - ABZ

2 stops20h 12mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/12£1,689

Mon 2/313:10GLA - LIR

3 stops57h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sun 8/313:15LIR - GLA

2 stops38h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/12£1,676

Sat 20/1210:50ABZ - SJO

2 stops40h 10mBritish Airways

Sat 10/113:43SJO - ABZ

2 stops40h 57mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/12£1,754

Sat 20/1210:50ABZ - SJO

2 stops40h 10mBritish Airways

Fri 9/107:30SJO - ABZ

2 stops20h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/12£1,819

Sat 18/419:20ABZ - SJO

2 stops30h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 29/414:25SJO - ABZ

2 stops21h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/12£3,159

Sat 18/409:10ABZ - SJO

1 stop14h 10mKLM

Wed 29/411:01SJO - ABZ

2 stops22h 34mKLM

Deal found 10/12£3,197

Last-minute flights from Scotland to Costa Rica
Discover last-minute flight deals from Scotland to Costa Rica. Data last updated 11 December 2025 and is based on user searches.

Sun 14/1210:55ABZ - SJO

2 stops41h 25mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops39h 44mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,130

Mon 15/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops39h 44mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,179

Tue 16/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops37h 06mDelta

Mon 12/114:31SJO - ABZ

2 stops44h 04mDelta

Deal found 9/12£1,392

Tue 16/1217:20ABZ - SJO

1 stop31h 05mKLM

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop20h 40mKLM

Deal found 9/12£1,434

Thu 18/1212:55ABZ - SJO

1 stop35h 30mKLM

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop30h 00mKLM

Deal found 9/12£1,304

Thu 18/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 12/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£1,315

Thu 18/1206:00ABZ - SJO

2 stops22h 20mAir France

Mon 12/117:15SJO - ABZ

2 stops17h 20mAir France

Deal found 9/12£1,383

Thu 18/1212:55ABZ - SJO

1 stop35h 30mKLM

Sun 11/120:30SJO - ABZ

1 stop20h 40mKLM

Deal found 9/12£1,436

Thu 8/109:25EDI - SJO

2 stops33h 31mUnited Airlines

Mon 12/114:05SJO - EDI

2 stops35h 50mUnited Airlines

Deal found 10/12£836

Thu 8/109:25EDI - SJO

1 stop16h 28mLufthansa

Mon 12/106:30SJO - EDI

2 stops43h 25mLufthansa

Deal found 10/12£857

Thu 22/106:05GLA - SJO

2 stops22h 10mKLM

Mon 26/120:30SJO - GLA

1 stop14h 05mKLM

Deal found 9/12£614

Thu 22/112:50GLA - SJO

2 stops32h 00mLufthansa

Mon 26/120:10SJO - GLA

3 stops57h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 9/12£688

One-way flights from Scotland to Costa Rica
Search for one-way flight options from Scotland to Costa Rica. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 11 December 2025.

Mon 2/208:35GLA - SJO

3 stops54h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£327

Tue 17/308:20EDI - SJO

3 stops32h 18mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/12£468

Tue 17/317:00EDI - SJO

1 stop31h 25mKLM

Deal found 9/12£481

Tue 17/306:00EDI - SJO

2 stops18h 25mAir France

Deal found 10/12£496

Sat 6/605:45EDI - SJO

1 stop17h 35mKLM

Deal found 10/12£593

Sat 6/606:00EDI - SJO

2 stops17h 20mAir France

Deal found 9/12£608

Sun 4/122:15GLA - SJO

3 stops43h 27mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/12£632

Sun 28/1213:50EDI - SJO

2 stops59h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/12£638

Mon 2/206:05GLA - SJO

1 stop18h 20mKLM

Deal found 9/12£651

Sat 6/610:40EDI - SJO

3 stops42h 07mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/12£936

Sun 4/117:20GLA - SJO

1 stop31h 05mKLM

Deal found 10/12£1,167

Find flight deals from Scotland to Costa Rica

Round-trip from	£612
One-way from	£327
Popular in	April
Cheapest in	September
Average price	£869

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4 total stops
76h 14m total
Scotland to Costa Rica

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3 total stops
54h 15m total
Scotland to Costa Rica

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Return

Price

GlasgowSan José

GLA - SJO

GLASJO

Glasgow Intl

Thu 22/1

06:05-22:15

2 stops22h 10m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 26/1

20:30-16:35

1 stop14h 05m

£614

EdinburghSan José

EDI - SJO

EDISJO

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 9/2

05:50-22:15

2 stops22h 25m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 16/2

07:00-10:10

2 stops21h 10m

£618

EdinburghSan José

EDI - SJO

EDISJO

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 4/3

09:25-19:53

1 stop16h 28m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sun 8/3

13:30-09:30

1 stop14h 00m

£638

EdinburghLiberia

EDI - LIR

EDILIR

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 6/3

12:30-15:51

2 stops33h 21m

Liberia

Mon 16/3

13:20-06:55

2 stops35h 35m

£657

EdinburghSan José

EDI - SJO

EDISJO

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 16/3

08:25-10:30

1 stop32h 05m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 30/3

07:55-10:35

2 stops43h 40m

£666

EdinburghSan José

EDI - SJO

EDISJO

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 9/2

05:50-18:56

2 stops19h 06m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 16/2

20:05-21:35

1 stop19h 30m

£666

EdinburghLiberia

EDI - LIR

EDILIR

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 4/3

09:25-16:08

2 stops36h 43m

Liberia

Sun 8/3

07:35-09:30

2 stops19h 55m

£686

GlasgowSan José

GLA - SJO

GLASJO

Glasgow Intl

Thu 22/1

12:50-14:50

2 stops32h 00m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 26/1

20:10-12:05

3 stops57h 55m

£688

GlasgowSan José

GLA - SJO

GLASJO

Glasgow Intl

Mon 18/5

06:00-17:10

2 stops18h 10m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sun 24/5

19:25-23:10

2 stops20h 45m

£698

GlasgowSan José

GLA - SJO

GLASJO

Glasgow Intl

Thu 5/3

06:20-16:40

1 stop16h 20m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 9/3

10:25-18:15

2 stops25h 50m

£858

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Scotland to Costa Rica?

Currently, July is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Scotland to Costa Rica (average of £532). Flying from Scotland to Costa Rica in December is currently the most expensive (average of £684). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SCT to CR?

When flying from Scotland to Costa Rica, the time of day you fly usually plays a role in the price. Save by searching for a flight at midday, which can drop the price by up to 14% versus a flight in the morning.

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How long is the flight from Scotland to Costa Rica?
There are many flights that can get you from Scotland to Costa Rica in 16h 28m. Fly via KLM, United Airlines, or Lufthansa to get the fastest option. Airlines will cover a distance of 5289 mi. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.
Can I find deals for flights from Scotland to Costa Rica that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Scotland to Costa Rica flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Scotland to Costa Rica?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Scotland to Costa Rica.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Scotland to Costa Rica?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Scotland to Costa Rica?
Currently, July is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Scotland to Costa Rica (average of £532). Flying from Scotland to Costa Rica in December is currently the most expensive (average of £684). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 5 airlines flying from Scotland to Costa Rica

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Air Canada	Cheapest£532	Average£663	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time67%	Search Air Canada flights
Air France	Cheapest£552	Average£674	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
United Airlines	Cheapest£567	Average£638	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search United Airlines flights
Lufthansa	Cheapest£569	Average£736	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	Cheapest£581	Average£830	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights

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