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
33h 33m$761–2,913Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lifou Ouanaham Airport (LIF)plane SJO - LIF
33h 45m$551–2,202Taxi 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 49m$880–3,054Fly 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 56m$801–3,002Shuttle, 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 44m$2,036–7,401Ferry 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
36h 12m$767–2,964
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 $550 - $2,200 and takes 33h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia is to fly which takes 29h 56m and costs $800 - $3,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and New Caledonia is 12578 km.
It takes approximately 33h 33m to get from Costa Rica to New Caledonia, including transfers.
New Caledonia is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:14 AM in Costa Rica and 8:14 PM in New Caledonia.
There are 62+ 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) 3 times 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
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Cobano to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- air-caledonie.nc
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lifou Ouanaham Airport via Houston, Auckland, Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- 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 3 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
- $130–160
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