There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to North Pole by plane, car, taxi, shuttle, ferry, or train
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane SJO - FAI
34h 27m$437–1,608Drive 6,100.9 mi
- Drive from San José to North Polecar 6,100.9 mi
4d 20h$1,317–1,902Fly Limón International Airport to Fairbanks
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIO - FAI
45h 43m$477–1,719Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane XQP - FAI
47h 29m$562–1,767Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIR - FAI
24h 5m$1,080–3,385Ferry to Cobano, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane ACO - FAI
47h 47m$623–2,371Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane NOB - FAI
25h 24m$965–2,515Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SJO - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
35h 51m$645–2,256
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to North Pole is to fly which costs $430 - $1,700 and takes 34h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to North Pole is to shuttle and fly which takes 24h 5m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Costa Rica and North Pole is 4894 miles. The road distance is 6136.5 miles.
It takes approximately 34h 27m to get from Costa Rica to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 11:03 AM in Costa Rica and 9:03 AM in North Pole.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to North Pole is 6136 miles. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Costa Rica to North Pole.
There are 137+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and North Pole, AK, USA?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fairbanks (FAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Houston Hobby Apt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fairbanks via Las Vegas, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 36m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Fairbanks via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Cobano to Fairbanks via Liberia International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Fairbanks via Liberia International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- reservations@akrr.com
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–553
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
- Schedules at
- Alaska Railroad Schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $170–300
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $553
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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