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 52m$714–2,119Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane BNE - LIO
38h 3m$424–1,431Fly 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 38m$1,339–4,218Fly 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
35h 2m$698–2,006Fly 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 38m$603–1,777
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 $420 - $1,500 and takes 38h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 23h 52m and costs $700 - $2,200.
The distance between Brisbane and Costa Rica is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 23h 52m to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Brisbane. It is currently 2:33 AM in Brisbane and 10:33 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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