There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia by plane, taxi, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU)plane LIO - NOU
28h 48m$710–2,412Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lifou Ouanaham Airport (LIF)plane SJO - LIF
2d 8h$501–1,802Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU)plane XQP - NOU
30h 24m$872–2,645Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU)plane SJO - NOU
29h 21m$751–2,702Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Nouméa - La Tontouta 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 Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU)plane LIR - NOU
32h 9m$1,726–5,901Ferry to Cobano, fly to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU)plane ACO - NOU
2d 13h$817–5,663
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia is to fly which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia is to fly which takes 28h 48m and costs $700 - $2,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and New Caledonia is 12578 km.
It takes approximately 28h 48m to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia, including transfers.
New Caledonia is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:59 PM in Costa Rica and 11:59 AM in New Caledonia.
There are 59+ hotels available in New Caledonia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
SANSA, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU) twice a week.
- Website
- aircalin.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Cobano to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Cobano to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- air-caledonie.nc
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport via Houston, Auckland, Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi, Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,700
- 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
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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