There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AKL - SJO
22h 58m$806–2,009Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AKL - LIO
38h 28m$356–1,221Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AKL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
24h 10m$1,231–4,208Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane AKL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
35h 27m$649–1,895Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane AKL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
26h 23m$525–1,657
Auckland (AKL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 38h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 22h 58m and costs $800 - $2,100.
The distance between Auckland and Costa Rica is 11684 km.
It takes approximately 22h 58m to get from Auckland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 19h behind Auckland. It is currently 7:35 AM in Auckland and 12:35 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Costa Rica?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Auckland to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Auckland to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Limón International Airport via Papeete, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Auckland to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Auckland to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Auckland to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Auckland to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Auckland to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Papeete, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Auckland to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Auckland to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Auckland to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Auckland to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Auckland to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- 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/
- 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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