Cape Town to San José By Air freight, Cargo ship or Road

See the best way to ship your freight from Cape Town, South Africa to San José, Costa Rica by various transport modes including Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, emissions, route options and much more.

Cape Town to San José by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to San José by plane will take about 2 days 6h and departs from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrives into Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). There are flights departing 1-2 times a day on this route. Delta Air Lines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 1-2 times a week.

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

2 days 6h

1-2 times a day

18,543 km

11,522 mi.

1 transfer

No stops

Estimated emissions

474kg - 1.62t CO₂ (per 100kg)

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: DLDelta Air Lines
1-2 times a weekAirbus A350-900+1 others
Carrier Identifier: UAUnited Airlines
DailyBoeing 777+1 others
Carrier Identifier: WKEdelweiss Air
2-4 times a weekAirbus A340-300
Carrier Identifier: LHLufthansa
2-4 times a weekAirbus A340-300
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Cape Town to San José by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to San José by ship will take about 35 days 8h and departs from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrives into Colon (PAONX). There are vessels departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. Maersk is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Colon

Port of loading

Port of loading

35 days 8h

Every 1-2 weeks

17,239 km

10,712 mi.

1 transfer

No stops

Estimated emissions

1.83t - 2.49t CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 1-2 weeksMAERSK VILNIUS+46 others
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Closest seaports

Cape Town to Moin

Port of loading

Port of loading

39 days 14h

Every 2-4 weeks

17,780 km

11,048 mi.

1 transfer

4 stops

Estimated emissions

2.11t CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksMSC DONATA+17 others
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