There are 5 ways to get from Castries to Costa Rica by car, plane, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Drive from Castries to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)car
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane UVF - SJO
9h 20m$608–2,112Fly George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLU - SJO
8h 17m$112–487Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Castries to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)car
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane UVF - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
25h 13m$833–2,911Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Drive from Castries to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)car
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane UVF - LIO
23h 33m$188–774Ferry to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the ferry from Castries, Saint Lucia to Fort-de-Franceferry
- Fly from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FDF - SJO
13h 11m$650–1,994
Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castries to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $110 - $490 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Castries to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $110 - $490.
The distance between Castries and Costa Rica is 2621 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Castries to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Castries. It is currently 5:54 PM in Castries and 3:54 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Castries, Saint Lucia and Costa Rica?
InterCaribbean Airways, Copa Airlines, and Caribbean Airlines fly from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Georgetown, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Georgetown, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barbados, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Piarco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Piarco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Pointe-a-Pitre, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 758 456 5022
- contact@express-des-iles.com
- Website
- express-des-iles.fr
Ferry from Castries, Saint Lucia to Fort-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–93
- Website
- https://www.express-des-iles.fr/en/
- Toupiti
- $69
- Zen
- $81
- Flex
- $93
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