There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane 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 Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane SJO - BNE
31h 26m$1,019–3,027Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LIO - BNE
46h 13m$732–2,542Shuttle, 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 Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LIR - BNE
31h 11m$1,833–6,086Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane XQP - BNE
46h 4m$947–2,838Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ACO - BNE
33h 42m$790–2,864
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane is to fly which costs $700 - $2,600 and takes 46h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane is to shuttle and fly which takes 31h 11m and costs $1,800 - $6,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Brisbane is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 31h 26m to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 16h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:42 PM in Costa Rica and 4:42 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2331+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- 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
- $242
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.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
- $2–34
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $11
- Bike
- $7
- Car
- $34
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $180–220
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