There are 8 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 25m$653–2,644Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SIT - SJO
27h 45m$243–1,004Drive 10,021.1 km
- Drive from Anchorage to San Josécar 10,021.1 km
4d 23h$1,344–1,942Fly Juneau International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane JNU - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
21h 25m$876–2,981Fly 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 34m$1,876–7,021Fly Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FAI - SJO
16h 43m$274–1,106Fly Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JNU - SJO
16h 45m$253–1,004Fly Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane FAI - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
18h 56m$977–3,283
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 $250 - $1,000 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 25m and costs $650 - $2,700.
The distance between Alaska and Costa Rica is 7766 km. The road distance is 10021.1 km.
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Alaska to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Alaska. It is currently 2:42 AM in Alaska and 4:42 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to Costa Rica is 10021 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Alaska to Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fairbanks to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,000
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
- 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
- $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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