There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia by plane, taxi, 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 Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (NOU)plane LIO - NOU
32h 58m$711–2,613Fly 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 7h$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 14m$879–2,853Fly 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$751–2,802Shuttle, 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$1,736–5,901Ferry 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
35h 37m$767–2,864
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 7h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia is to fly which takes 29h 21m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Costa Rica and New Caledonia is 12578 km.
It takes approximately 32h 58m to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia, including transfers.
New Caledonia is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:47 PM in Costa Rica and 7:47 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 four 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
- 32h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
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 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Cobano to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
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 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- 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
- $480–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport via Houston, Auckland, Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Nadi, Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,300
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
- $470–3,300
- 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
- $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/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- 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
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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