There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ottawa by plane, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane SJO - YOW
10h 11m$346–756Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SJO - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
10h 32m$266–776Drive 6,381.6 km
- Drive from San José to Ottawacar 6,381.6 km
3d 8h$1,260–1,820Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier 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 Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane LIR - YOW
11h 10m$816–2,651
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $260 - $800 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ottawa is to fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $340 - $800.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ottawa is 4028 km. The road distance is 6381.6 km.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Costa Rica to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:59 AM in Costa Rica and 7:59 AM in Ottawa.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Ottawa is 6382 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Costa Rica to Ottawa.
There are 312+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- jetaviation.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $30–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $30–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- 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
- $238
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $310
- 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
- $75–100
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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