There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to British Columbia by plane, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SJO - YVR
12h 36m$495–1,109Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SJO - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
18h 21m$425–1,459Drive 7,044 km
- Drive from San José to Vancouvercar 7,044 km
3d 12h$1,407–2,032Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Vancouver 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LIR - YVR
13h 22m$837–2,381Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane SJO - YLW
13h 42m$660–1,447
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to British Columbia is to fly which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to British Columbia is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs $490 - $1,200.
The distance between Costa Rica and British Columbia is 5670 km. The road distance is 7044 km.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Costa Rica to British Columbia, including transfers.
British Columbia is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 2:40 AM in Costa Rica and 1:40 AM in British Columbia.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to British Columbia is 7044 km. It takes approximately 3 days 12h to drive from Costa Rica to British Columbia.
There are 1399+ hotels available in British Columbia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and British Columbia, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Houston, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Houston, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $294
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $378
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $92–97
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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