There are 6 ways to get from Canberra to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CBR - SJO
25h 44m$553–2,106Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SYD - SJO
27h 55m$821–1,936Fly Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CBR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
29h 46m$1,638–5,905Fly Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CBR - LIO
38h 24m$713–2,618Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SYD - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
29h 13m$1,356–4,535Bus to Moruya Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Moruya Airportbus
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MYA - SJO
32h 41m$778–2,739
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 27h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 44m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Canberra and Costa Rica is 13960 km.
It takes approximately 25h 44m to get from Canberra to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 17h behind Canberra. It is currently 12:50 AM in Canberra and 7:50 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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