There are 5 ways to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica by plane, car, or shuttle
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YVR - SJO
11h 51m$353–657Fly Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YYJ - SJO
15h 2m$226–907Drive 7,044.7 km
- Drive from Vancouver to San Josécar 7,044.7 km
3d 12h$1,002–1,447Fly Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YLW - SJO
13h 42m$497–981Fly Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 7m$376–1,234
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $350 - $700 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 51m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between British Columbia and Costa Rica is 5670 km. The road distance is 7044.7 km.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of British Columbia. It is currently 11:46 AM in British Columbia and 12:46 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between British Columbia to Costa Rica is 7045 km. It takes approximately 3 days 12h to drive from British Columbia to Costa Rica.
There are 751+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between British Columbia, Canada and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–750
- 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 Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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