There are 5 ways to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BNE - SJO
28h 40m$864–2,119Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BNE - LIO
36h 28m$575–1,932Fly 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
39h 43m$743–2,377Fly 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
39h 47m$889–2,397Fly 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 45m$1,587–5,196
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 $850 - $2,200 and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 26h 45m and costs $1,500 - $5,500.
The distance between Brisbane and Costa Rica is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 28h 40m to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Brisbane. It is currently 1:07 AM in Brisbane and 9:07 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 759+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
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
- $600–2,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
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
- $550–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- 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
- 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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