There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Melbourne by plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SJO - MEL
28h 49m$1,030–3,230Fly Limón International Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LIO - MEL
47h 7m$843–2,946Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LIR - MEL
29h 10m$2,163–7,093Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane XQP - MEL
46h 58m$1,013–3,146Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane SJO - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
31h 9m$1,230–4,530Ferry to Cobano, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ACO - MEL
35h 10m$852–3,068Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DAV - MEL
35h 13m$1,895–4,702
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,000 - $3,300 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Melbourne is to fly which takes 28h 49m and costs $1,000 - $3,300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Melbourne is 14268 km.
It takes approximately 28h 49m to get from Costa Rica to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:11 AM in Costa Rica and 10:11 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Cobano to Melbourne Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cobano to Melbourne Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Cobano to Melbourne Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from David to Melbourne Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from David to Melbourne Airport via Panama City, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Melbourne Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cobano to Melbourne Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Melbourne Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Melbourne Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from David to Melbourne Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from David to Melbourne Airport via Panama City, Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from David to Melbourne Airport via Panama City, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,300
- 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
- $245
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $320
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $445
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $94–99
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $18–24
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $11
- Bike
- $7
- Car
- $35
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $180–220
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