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 13m$953–3,304Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane SJO - JNU
16h 46m$333–1,204Drive 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
19h 7m$373–1,304Shuttle, 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
17h 28m$1,576–4,981Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane SJO - SIT
18h 16m$333–1,204Shuttle, 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$776–2,281
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 $330 - $1,200 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Alaska is to fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $950 - $3,300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Alaska is 4852 miles. The road distance is 6264.7 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Costa Rica to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 7:34 PM in Costa Rica and 5:34 PM 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 260+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Alaska, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Houston, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Mexico City, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston Hobby Apt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Houston, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Liberia International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Las Vegas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Los Angeles, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Houston, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Mexico City, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston Hobby Apt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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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