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)plane SLU - SJO
8h 5m$140–561Fly George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SLU - LIO
19h 52m$165–628Drive to Hewanorra International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- 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 22m$318–1,212Drive 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
24h 33m$831–2,689Ferry 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
28h 2m$649–1,692Drive 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
20h 42m$359–1,325
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 $140 - $600 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Castries to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Castries and Costa Rica is 2567 km.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Castries to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Castries. It is currently 4:45 PM in Castries and 2:45 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 770+ 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 George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Piarco, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Barbados, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Piarco, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Limón International Airport via Barbados, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Limón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barbados, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Piarco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 758 456 5022
- contact@express-des-iles.com
- Website
- frs-express.com
Ferry from Castries, Saint Lucia to Fort-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–91
- Website
- https://www.frs-express.com/en/
- Toupiti
- $68
- Zen
- $79
- Flex
- $91
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