There are 5 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)plane YVR - SJO
12h 6m$333–857Fly Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YLW - SJO
13h 42m$207–832Drive 7,048.7 km
- Drive from Vancouver to San Josécar 7,048.7 km
3d 12h$1,003–1,448Fly 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 8m$376–1,234Fly Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YYJ - SJO
15h 6m$226–857
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 $330 - $900 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 6m and costs $330 - $900.
The distance between British Columbia and Costa Rica is 5670 km. The road distance is 7048.7 km.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from British Columbia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of British Columbia. It is currently 5:41 PM in British Columbia and 6:41 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 754+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between British Columbia, Canada and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
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
- $220–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- 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
- $180–700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
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
- $200–800
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
- $220–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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
- $320–1,000
- 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
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- 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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