There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Puno by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane SJO - JUL
12h 25m$311–1,032Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane SJO - AQP
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Punobus
17h 49m$193–807Fly Limón International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane LIO - JUL
18h 51m$441–1,293Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane XQP - JUL
16h 17m$437–1,142
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Puno is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $850 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Puno is to fly which takes 12h 25m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Puno is 3278 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Costa Rica to Puno, including transfers.
Puno is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:50 PM in Costa Rica and 4:50 PM in Puno.
There are 295+ hotels available in Puno.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Puno, Peru?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima, Cuzco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- vigotourssac@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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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