Originally Posted by
THLHR
I am going out to SJO next month from London and am trying to work out the best routing. Would appreciate any advice because from what I can gather it seems to be either going via MIA (BA) or MAD (Iberia).
I'd choose MAD over US immigration any time. Schedule-wise, IB via MAD gives you a nice 4:30 pm-ish arrival in SJO (but also an early departure from LHR), and a relaxed 6 pm departure from SJO on the return.
IB is not
that bad.