There are 7 ways to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)ADL - SJO
27h 49m$754–1,905Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)ADL - LIO
39h 3m$474–1,617Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)ADL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
27h 54m$1,529–5,104Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)ADL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
35h 3m$613–1,853Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)ADL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
36h 27m$737–2,091Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Managua Airport (MGA)ADL - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
35h 3m$1,345–3,145Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cobano (ACO)ADL - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
40h 6m$620–2,266
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $470 - $1,700 and takes 39h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 27h 49m and costs $750 - $2,000.
The distance between Adelaide and Costa Rica is 14891 km.
It takes approximately 27h 49m to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 8:08 PM in Adelaide and 3:38 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and seven other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via Auckland, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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