There are 6 ways to get from Alaska to Costa Rica by plane, car, or shuttle
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Fly Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ANC - SJO
14h 32m$853–3,244Fly Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JNU - SJO
17h 45m$273–1,104Drive 10,021.5 km
- Drive from Anchorage to San Josécar 10,021.5 km
4d 23h$1,344–1,942Fly Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ANC - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
17h 19m$2,376–8,521Fly Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FAI - SJO
16h 43m$304–1,106Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SIT - SJO
23h 5m$273–1,004
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alaska to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $270 - $1,100 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs $850 - $3,300.
The distance between Alaska and Costa Rica is 7766 km. The road distance is 10021.5 km.
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Alaska to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Alaska. It is currently 9:47 AM in Alaska and 11:47 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to Costa Rica is 10022 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Alaska to Costa Rica.
There are 758+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Bus operators
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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