There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Katherine by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Limón International Airport to Katherine
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Katherine (KTR)plane LIO - KTR
2d 1h$2,650–9,563Ferry to Cobano, fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane ACO - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
47h 38m$1,078–4,040Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SJO - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
38h 37m$1,157–4,212Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Katherine
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Katherine (KTR)plane LIR - KTR
2d 8h$4,918–16,718Fly Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LIO - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
42h 14m$1,370–5,028Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LIR - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
39h 53m$2,738–9,283Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Katherine
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Katherine (KTR)plane SJO - KTR
43h 12m$2,537–9,547Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kununurra, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kununurra (KNX)plane SJO - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
47h 10m$1,601–5,700
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Katherine (KTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Katherine is to ferry and fly and bus which costs $1,000 - $4,100 and takes 47h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Katherine is to fly and bus which takes 38h 37m and costs $1,100 - $4,300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Katherine is 16158 km.
It takes approximately 2 days 1h to get from Costa Rica to Katherine, including transfers.
Katherine is 15h 30m ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:59 AM in Costa Rica and 3:29 AM in Katherine.
There are 13+ hotels available in Katherine.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Katherine, NT, Australia?
World Ticket, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Katherine (KTR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kununurra via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kununurra via San Francisco, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kununurra via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Katherine via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Katherine via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Katherine via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Katherine via Los Angeles, Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Katherine via San Francisco, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Katherine via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Katherine via Vancouver, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Katherine via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kununurra via San Francisco, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kununurra via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Darwin International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
- 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/
- 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
- $2–36
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $11
- Bike
- $7
- Car
- $36
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