There are 5 ways to get from Brisbane 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 Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BNE - SJO
23h 31m$913–2,119Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BNE - LIO
34h 23m$624–2,032Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BNE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
26h 48m$1,086–3,196Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane BNE - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
30h 57m$938–2,398Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane BNE - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
26h 33m$792–2,377
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $600 - $2,100 and takes 34h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 23h 31m and costs $900 - $2,200.
The distance between Brisbane and Costa Rica is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 23h 31m to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Brisbane. It is currently 5:41 PM in Brisbane and 1:41 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 761+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Air New Zealand, and United Airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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 La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- 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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