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Abu Dhabi International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from San José to Abu Dhabi.
However, there are several flights from SJO to AUH with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SJO to AUH, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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Currently, there is only one airline that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from San José SJO to Abu Dhabi AUH, which is British Airways.
All other flights from San José to Abu Dhabi are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
Oneworld is the only alliance that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from San José SJO to Abu Dhabi AUH.
You can fly the full journey from SJO to AUH in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class. First Class is not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
However, for the first part of this route, Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class are available. This depends on the stopover airport of your choice though.
Again depending on your stopover airport, available classes for the second part of this route are Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class.
In total there are 2 aircraft types that cover the full route from San José to Abu Dhabi. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from San José to Abu Dhabi are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between San José and Abu Dhabi is 8,793 miles (14,150 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SJO and AUH, the distance of the full journey varies between 8,834 and 9,479 miles (or 14,217 and 15,255 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from San José to Abu Dhabi take from 17 hours and 5 minutes up to 18 hours and 49 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).
From 17 hours and 5 minutes up to 18 hours and 49 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SJO and AUH, the total distance of the full journey varies between 8,834 and 9,479 miles (or 14,217 and 15,255 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
British Airways is the only airline flying the full route from San José to Abu Dhabi.
Etihad Airways, Air France, Iberia, Iberojet, Edelweiss Air, Delta, Frontier Airlines, Lufthansa, Condor, American Airlines, JetBlue, United Airlines, KLM, Air Transat and Air Canada operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld is currently the only alliance flying from San José to Abu Dhabi.
You can fly the full route from San José to Abu Dhabi (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from San José to Abu Dhabi (with 1 stopover):
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