There are 7 ways to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica by plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)YVR - SJO
12h 23m$234–706Fly Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)YYJ - SJO
15h 33m$196–807Drive 7,048.7 km
- Drive from Vancouver to San José7,048.7 km
3d 12h$1,003–1,448Fly Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)YLW - SJO
15h 17m$527–935Fly Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 7m$469–1,405Fly Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)YLW - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
14h 53m$742–2,334Fly Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)YYJ - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
16h 29m$731–2,406
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 $230 - $750 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs $230 - $750.
The distance between British Columbia and Costa Rica is 5670 km. The road distance is 7048.7 km.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of British Columbia. It is currently 2:22 PM in British Columbia and 4:22 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between British Columbia to Costa Rica is 7049 km. It takes approximately 3 days 12h to drive from British Columbia to Costa Rica.
There are 791+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between British Columbia, Canada and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- 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/
- 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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