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 2m$963–2,619Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BNE - LIO
24h 53m$624–2,132Fly 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$1,286–3,896Fly 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$938–2,498Fly 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
25h 48m$792–2,487
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 - $2,200 and takes 24h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 23h 2m and costs $950 - $2,700.
The distance between Brisbane and Costa Rica is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 23h 2m to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Brisbane. It is currently 10:04 AM in Brisbane and 6:04 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 773+ 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
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
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
- $650–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
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
- $650–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- 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
- $600–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- 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
- $650–2,300
- 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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