There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Fairbanks by plane, car, shuttle, taxi, ferry, or train
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane SJO - FAI
19h 36m$395–1,506Ferry to Cobano, fly to Fairbanks
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane ACO - FAI
45h 54m$371–1,469Drive 6,112.6 mi
- Drive from San José to Fairbankscar 6,112.6 mi
4d 20h$1,320–1,906Fly Limón International Airport to Fairbanks
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIO - FAI
32h 56m$475–1,717Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIR - FAI
22h 32m$978–3,183Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane XQP - FAI
33h 11m$517–1,562Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SJO - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
28h 25m$1,153–4,354
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Fairbanks is to fly which costs $390 - $1,600 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Fairbanks is to fly which takes 19h 36m and costs $390 - $1,600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Fairbanks is 4875 miles. The road distance is 6148.3 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Costa Rica to Fairbanks, including transfers.
Fairbanks is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 4:28 PM in Costa Rica and 2:28 PM in Fairbanks.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Fairbanks is 6148 miles. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Costa Rica to Fairbanks.
There are 381+ hotels available in Fairbanks.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Fairbanks, AK, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Los Angeles, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cobano to Fairbanks via Liberia International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cobano to Fairbanks via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cobano to Fairbanks via Liberia International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- reservations@akrr.com
- Website
- alaskarailroad.com
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–515
- Website
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $150–280
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $515
- 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
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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