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)BNE - SJO
22h 58m$1,013–2,518Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Limón International Airport (LIO)BNE - LIO
35h 33m$423–1,430Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)BNE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
26h 40m$1,438–9,417Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)BNE - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
32h 32m$676–1,904Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)BNE - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
26h 18m$562–1,666
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 35h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 22h 58m and costs $1,000 - $2,600.
The distance between Brisbane and Costa Rica is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 22h 58m to get from Brisbane to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Brisbane. It is currently 12:05 PM in Brisbane and 8:05 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., 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
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
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
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
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
- $480–1,700
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
- $500–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- 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
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.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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