There are 4 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$714–1,819Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BNE - LIO
37h 48m$575–2,132Fly 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 23m$693–2,277Fly 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
27h 47m$962–2,726
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 $700 - $1,900 and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 27h 47m and costs $950 - $2,800.
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 9:48 PM in Brisbane and 5:48 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 743+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Qantas, and four 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
- 38h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
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
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
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
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
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
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
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
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
- 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
- $480–1,800
- 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
- $490–1,800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
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