There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Auckland 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 from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Auckland (AKL)plane SJO - AKL
25h 14m$1,206–3,607Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Auckland (AKL)plane LIO - AKL
28h 51m$922–3,426Shuttle, 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
27h 9m$2,509–8,689Taxi 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 7m$1,127–3,567Shuttle, 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 2m$2,113–4,913Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Auckland (AKL)plane ACO - AKL
30h 20m$934–3,491Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Auckland (AKL)plane NOB - AKL
29h 6m$1,519–4,199
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Auckland is to fly which costs $1,200 - $3,700 and takes 25h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Auckland is to fly which takes 25h 14m and costs $1,200 - $3,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Auckland is 11674 km.
It takes approximately 25h 14m to get from Costa Rica to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 19h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:19 PM in Costa Rica and 12:19 PM in Auckland.
There are 2225+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Auckland, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Auckland (AKL) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Managua Airport to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Auckland via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Cobano to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Auckland via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Auckland via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Auckland via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
- 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
- $296
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $386
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $469
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $563
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–120
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $258
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $329
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–42
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $13
- Bike
- $9
- Car
- $42
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $220–270
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