There are 6 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
27h 44m$1,014–2,219Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BNE - LIO
34h 23m$625–2,232Fly 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
30h 53m$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
30h 57m$890–2,498Fly 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
29h 42m$1,087–3,296Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane BNE - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
34h 12m$1,022–2,526
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 - $2,300 and takes 34h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 27h 44m and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
The distance between Brisbane and Costa Rica is 13751 km.
It takes approximately 27h 44m to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Brisbane. It is currently 11:53 PM in Brisbane and 7:53 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 754+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Costa Rica?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- 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
- 46h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- 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
- $750–6,000
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
- $600–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $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
- $700–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,900
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- 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
- 46h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- 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
- $750–6,000
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
- $600–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $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
- $700–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- 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
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
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