There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Christchurch 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 Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SJO - CHC
28h 12m$1,007–4,008Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ACO - CHC
33h 23m$985–3,892Fly from Limón International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LIO - CHC
32h 19m$1,024–3,927Shuttle, 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 Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LIR - CHC
28h 58m$2,770–9,820Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane XQP - CHC
29h 10m$1,231–4,172Shuttle, 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 Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane NOB - CHC
32h 19m$1,680–4,960
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Christchurch is to fly which costs $1,000 - $4,000 and takes 32h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Christchurch is to fly which takes 28h 12m and costs $1,000 - $4,100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Christchurch is 11855 km.
It takes approximately 28h 12m to get from Costa Rica to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 18h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:45 PM in Costa Rica and 8:45 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1586+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Christchurch, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–15,000
Flights from Cobano to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
- 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
- $356
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $458
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $675
- 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
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $323
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–43
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $13
- Bike
- $9
- Car
- $43
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $220–270
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