There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to French Polynesia by plane, shuttle, taxi, or car ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)SJO - PPT
20h 24m$851–1,402Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)SJO - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
24h 21m$513–1,712Fly Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)LIO - PPT
20h 36m$560–2,012Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā 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 Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)LIR - PPT
22h 39m$1,326–4,401Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)XQP - PPT
21h 2m$622–2,044
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 24h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 20h 24m and costs $850 - $1,400.
The distance between Costa Rica and French Polynesia is 7819 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from Costa Rica to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 688+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and French Polynesia?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Air Tahiti Nui, and seven other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) every 4 hours.
- 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 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 Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
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
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- 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 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 Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
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
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- 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 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 Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
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
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- 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 Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
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
- 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 Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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 5m
- 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 Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- 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
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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