There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Alaska by plane, car, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SJO - ANC
15h 35m$903–3,504Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane SJO - JNU
19h 10m$293–1,204Drive 6,228.4 mi
- Drive from San José to Anchoragecar 6,228.4 mi
4d 23h$1,345–1,942Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane SJO - FAI
15h 54m$333–1,304Fly Limón International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane LIO - ANC
19h 12m$863–3,415Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane LIR - ANC
18h 13m$2,176–8,481Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIR - FAI
19h 18m$976–3,281
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Alaska is to fly which costs $290 - $1,200 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Alaska is to fly which takes 15h 35m and costs $900 - $3,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Alaska is 4852 miles. The road distance is 6264.8 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Costa Rica to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 10:20 AM in Costa Rica and 8:20 AM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Alaska is 6265 miles. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Costa Rica to Alaska.
There are 203+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Alaska, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Houston, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Las Vegas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Houston, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Las Vegas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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