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
26h 54m$603–2,106Fly Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CBR - LIO
40h 14m$513–1,818Bus 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
28h 51m$840–1,856Fly 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 39m$1,628–5,205Bus 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 25m$1,365–4,355Bus 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
33h 41m$779–2,640
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 - $1,900 and takes 28h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 26h 54m and costs $600 - $2,200.
The distance between Canberra and Costa Rica is 13960 km.
It takes approximately 26h 54m to get from Canberra to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 17h behind Canberra. It is currently 6:19 PM in Canberra and 1:19 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Moruya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
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
- $600–2,100
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
- $500–1,800
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
- $500–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
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
- $500–3,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
- 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
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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