Hello Winkie...
In a nutshell
1. 2-4 weeks of training including classroom and sim.
2. 20-40 hours of simulator training.
3.Between 5000 USD to 50000 USD depending on the type and place where you do the training.
USA seems to be by far the most affordable.
4. Flightsafety, Aeroservice, PanAm, STI,HPA to name a few schools in US are in business.
Also quite a few operators will offer their aircraft, such as Citation, Short or Lears for training where the typerating is obtained in the airplane and not in Simulator.
A type course could be as follows:
Days 1-9 Classroom training
Days 9-13 Simulator training
Day 13 Oral Examination
Day 14 Simulator check
And if required Day 15 aircraft check... Three bounces.
JJ