How to send money to Costa Rica by email or online money transfer

It is easy to send money to Costa Rica using one of the many online services. These online money transfer services are free to join and usually have no ongoing account keeping fees like many banks tend to charge. With many of these services you can transfer into the local Costa Rican colon currency.

PayPal is one example of an email money transfer service that allows you to send money online to Costa Rica and many other countries.

Skrill is another popular choice for people who want to email money online to family and friends in Costa Rica.


Best Way To Transfer Money

Perhaps the best way to transfer money between Costa Rica and other countries is no longer an email type service. Wise is a very efficient way to move funds from one bank account to another. They specialise in cross-border money transfers with fees much lower than banks.


Countries are sometimes known by their full names for financial transactions. Therefore Costa Rica can be known as the Republic of Costa Rica for official purposes. If you’re in any doubt it might help to quote the ISO 3166 code of CR.