There are 6 ways to get from Castries to Costa Rica by plane, car, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)SLU - SJO
8h 16m$106–445Fly George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Limón International Airport (LIO)SLU - LIO
19h 12m$103–399Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Castries to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)UVF - SJO
10h 1m$608–2,112Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Castries to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)UVF - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
24h 48m$783–2,711Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Drive from Castries to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Limón International Airport (LIO)UVF - LIO
23h 7m$188–724Ferry to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the ferry from Castries, Saint Lucia to Fort-de-France
- Fly from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)FDF - SJO
13h 11m$551–1,795
George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castries to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $100 - $400 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Castries to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs $100 - $450.
The distance between Castries and Costa Rica is 2567 km.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Castries to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Castries. It is currently 4:55 AM in Castries and 2:55 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ 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
- worldticket.com
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Piarco, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Barbados, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Georgetown, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Pointe-a-Pitre, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barbados, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Piarco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Piarco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Piarco, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Barbados, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- 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
- $170–750
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Pointe-a-Pitre, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- 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
- $50–94
- Website
- https://www.express-des-iles.fr/en/
- Toupiti
- $70
- Zen
- $82
- Flex
- $94
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