There are 5 ways to get from Brooklyn to Costa Rica by plane, car, or shuttle
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JFK - SJO
8h 7m$133–764Drive 6,161.6 km
- Drive from Brooklyn to San Josécar 6,161.6 km
3d 4h$827–1,194Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EWR - SJO
8h 51m$164–523Fly Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LGA - SJO
10h 34m$156–662Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane JFK - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
11h 22m$538–1,713
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brooklyn to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $160 - $550 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Brooklyn to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $130 - $800.
The distance between Brooklyn and Costa Rica is 3582 km. The road distance is 6161.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Brooklyn to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Brooklyn. It is currently 12:42 AM in Brooklyn and 11:42 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Brooklyn to Costa Rica is 6162 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Brooklyn to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA and Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and American Airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- 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 Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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