There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane SJO - POM
30h 10m$1,051–3,667Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Popondetta Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Popondetta Airport (PNP)plane SJO - PNP
32h 31m$736–4,812Fly Limón International Airport to Jacksons International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane LIO - POM
29h 57m$811–5,578Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Jacksons 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 Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane LIR - POM
31h 45m$2,086–6,966Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Jacksons International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane XQP - POM
31h 33m$979–6,217Ferry to Cobano, fly to Jacksons International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane ACO - POM
34h 15m$867–3,129Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly to Jacksons International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane NOB - POM
33h 7m$1,711–4,966Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Popondetta 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 Popondetta Airport (PNP)plane LIR - PNP
33h 51m$1,721–5,511
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea is to ferry and fly which costs $850 - $3,200 and takes 34h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea is to fly which takes 29h 57m and costs $800 - $6,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea is 14400 km.
It takes approximately 30h 10m to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea, including transfers.
There are 27+ hotels available in Papua New Guinea.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
American Airlines, Fiji Airways, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM) once daily.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Jacksons International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Cobano, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Houston, Sydney, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Jacksons International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Nosara Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- pngair.com.pg
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Houston, Sydney, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
- 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/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $326
- 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 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.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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