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At present, there are no direct flights from San José to Dubai.
However, there are several flights from SJO to DXB with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SJO to DXB, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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In total there are 6 airlines that cover the full route from San José SJO to Dubai DXB. These airlines are:
All other flights from San José to Dubai are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from San José SJO to Dubai DXB. These alliances are:
You can fly the full journey from SJO to DXB 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 5 aircraft types that cover the full route from San José to Dubai. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from San José to Dubai are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between San José and Dubai is 8,796 miles (14,155 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SJO and DXB, the distance of the full journey varies between 8,802 and 11,126 miles (or 14,165 and 17,906 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from San José to Dubai take from 17 hours and 5 minutes up to 22 hours and 30 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 are 3 airports in Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB), Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).
From 17 hours and 5 minutes up to 22 hours and 30 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 DXB, the total distance of the full journey varies between 8,802 and 11,126 miles (or 14,165 and 17,906 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Air France, United Airlines, KLM, British Airways, Air Canada and Lufthansa are flying the full route from San José to Dubai.
Emirates, Iberia, Iberojet, American Airlines, Avianca, Volaris Costa Rica, Volaris El Salvador, JetBlue, Transavia, Royal Brunei Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Air Transat, Edelweiss Air, Swiss, Delta and Alaska operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from San José to Dubai.
You can fly the full route from San José to Dubai (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from San José to Dubai (with 1 stopover):
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