There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Manila by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane SJO - MNL
24h 23m₱55,089–110,123Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane ACO - MNL
35h 34m₱35,089–149,945Fly from Limón International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane LIO - MNL
32h 50m₱40,693–160,825Shuttle, 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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane LIR - MNL
28h 36m₱66,718–239,726Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane XQP - MNL
2d₱43,273–149,783Shuttle, 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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane NOB - MNL
30h 10m₱54,718–157,726
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Manila is to fly which costs ₱55,000 - ₱110,000 and takes 24h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Manila is to fly which takes 24h 23m and costs ₱55,000 - ₱110,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Manila is 16129 km.
It takes approximately 24h 23m to get from Costa Rica to Manila, including transfers.
Manila is 14h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 1:16 AM in Costa Rica and 3:16 PM in Manila.
There are 11403+ hotels available in Manila.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Manila, Philippines?
United Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–140,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–140,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–160,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–210,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–210,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–140,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–120,000
Flights from Cobano to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱34,000–140,000
Flights from Cobano to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–140,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱39,000–130,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱45,000–150,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱39,000–130,000
Flights from Cobano to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱39,000–130,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Los Angeles, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱65,000–210,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱38,000–130,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱60,000–200,000
- 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
- ₱12,705
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₱16,344
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₱24,104
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–4,200
- 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
- ₱11,547
- 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
- ₱65–1,524
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- ₱109
- Child
- ₱65
- Moto
- ₱455
- Bike
- ₱294
- Car
- ₱1,524
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–10,000
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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