There are 7 ways to get from Christchurch to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, 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.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CHC - SJO
25h 6m$504–1,905Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CHC - LIO
40h 40m$444–1,617Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CHC - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
26h 17m$1,529–5,204Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CHC - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
37h 39m$737–2,291Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane CHC - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
28h 25m$623–1,953Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane CHC - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 50m$1,295–3,145Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Cobano (ACO)plane CHC - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
39h 3m$570–2,166
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Christchurch to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $440 - $1,700 and takes 40h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Christchurch to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 25h 6m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Christchurch and Costa Rica is 11855 km.
It takes approximately 25h 6m to get from Christchurch to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 19h behind Christchurch. It is currently 7:07 AM in Christchurch and 12:07 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Christchurch, New Zealand and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Cobano via Auckland, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Managua Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Cobano via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Cobano via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Cobano via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Cobano via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- 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 La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- 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
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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