There are 4 ways to get from Anchorage to Costa Rica by plane, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ANC - SJO
14h 27m$903–3,204Drive 10,020.8 km
- Drive from Anchorage to San Josécar 10,020.8 km
4d 23h$1,344–1,941Fly 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 29m$1,876–5,981Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ANC - LIO
17h 43m$964–3,417
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Anchorage to Costa Rica is to drive which costs $1,300 - $2,000 and takes 4 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 27m and costs $900 - $3,200.
The distance between Anchorage and Costa Rica is 7764 km. The road distance is 10020.8 km.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Anchorage to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 10:26 AM in Anchorage and 12:26 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Anchorage to Costa Rica is 10021 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Anchorage to Costa Rica.
There are 756+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American 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
- $900–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- 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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