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 5m$483–1,904Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ANC - LIO
16h 3m$423–1,616Drive 10,021.1 km
- Drive from Anchorage to San Josécar 10,021.1 km
4d 23h$1,344–1,942Fly 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 18m$1,328–4,803
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 fly which costs $420 - $1,700 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs $480 - $1,900.
The distance between Anchorage and Costa Rica is 7764 km. The road distance is 10021.1 km.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Anchorage to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 9:07 PM in Anchorage and 12:07 AM 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 747+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via Washington Dulles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- 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/
- 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/
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