There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Bora-Bora by plane, ferry, shuttle, or car 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)SJO - BOB
23h 44m$501–1,902Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)SJO - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
25h 33m$425–1,567Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)SJO - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
28h 4m$916–1,502Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)SJO - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitape
26h 14m$479–1,667Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Bora Bora 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 Bora Bora Airport (BOB)LIR - BOB
25h 9m$1,176–3,901Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)LIR - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
30h 19m$1,391–4,501Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)SJO - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
32h 1m$578–1,812
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Bora-Bora is to fly and ferry which costs $420 - $1,600 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bora-Bora is to fly which takes 23h 44m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bora-Bora is 8001 km.
It takes approximately 23h 44m to get from Costa Rica to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 4h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 2:32 AM in Costa Rica and 10:32 PM in Bora-Bora.
There are 138+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
Delta, Air France, and seven other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Raiatea Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- 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
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- apetahiexpress.pf
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.apetahiexpress.pf/
- Ferry Standard
- $65–100
Ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://www.apetahiexpress.pf/
- Ferry Standard
- $14–65
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.apetahiexpress.pf/
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
- Phone
- +689 40 50 57 57
- contact@aremiti.net
- Website
- aremiti.pf
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $17
- Passenger (Child)
- $9
- Passenger (Senior)
- $14
- Vehicle
- $35–80
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 80
- contact@vaearai.pf
- Website
- vaearai.com
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $13
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $7
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Bicycle
- $2
- Motorbike/Scooter
- $10
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