There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Auckland by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Auckland (AKL)plane SJO - AKL
25h 55m$1,806–6,007Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Auckland (AKL)plane LIO - AKL
30h 6m$1,123–3,926Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Auckland (AKL)plane LIR - AKL
26h 22m$1,864–5,604Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Auckland (AKL)plane XQP - AKL
26h 22m$1,231–3,772Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Auckland (AKL)plane FON - AKL
2d 1h$1,665–4,775Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Auckland (AKL)plane ACO - AKL
30h 35m$1,133–4,176Shuttle, shuttle to Managua Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Auckland (AKL)plane MGA - AKL
32h 42m$2,684–5,884
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Auckland is to taxi and fly which costs $1,200 - $3,800 and takes 26h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Auckland is to fly which takes 25h 55m and costs $1,800 - $6,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Auckland is 11673 km.
It takes approximately 25h 55m to get from Costa Rica to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 18h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:08 PM in Costa Rica and 2:08 PM in Auckland.
There are 2264+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Auckland, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Auckland (AKL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Cobano, Liberia International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Cobano, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Managua Airport to Auckland via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Managua Airport to Auckland via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $451
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $432
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $696
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–120
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–42
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $13
- Bike
- $9
- Car
- $42
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $220–270
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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