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There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Puno by plane, bus, or taxi

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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
best
1. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)SJO - JUL
13h 51m
$311–1,082
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
cheapest
1. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)SJO - AQP
2. Take the bus from Arequipa to Puno
17h 23m
$182–757
Fly Limón International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
1. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)LIO - JUL
16h 26m
$380–1,092
Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
1. Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
2. Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)XQP - JUL
16h 22m
$401–1,074

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) flights

31Weekly Planes

11h 55mAverage Duration

$239Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,278.8 km
Duration: 13h 51m

What companies run services between Costa Rica and Puno, Peru?

LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) 4 times a day.

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Puno(opens in a new window), Peru(opens in a new window)

Puno (Aymara and Quechua: Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the name San Juan Bautista de Puno. The name was later changed to San Carlos de Puno, in honor of king Charles II of Spain. Puno has several churches dating back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish population and evangelize the Quechua people.

Things to do in Puno

Yavari (ship)(Opens in a new window)

Yavari is a ship commissioned (along with her sister ship Yapura) by the Peruvian government in 1861 for use on Lake Titicaca. She is named after the Javary River in the Loreto Region of Peru, bordering the Amazonas State (Brazil).

Sillustani(Opens in a new window)

Sillustani is a pre-Incan cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century.

Places to stay in Puno

Tierra Viva Puno Plaza(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Sol Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Colonial Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hotel Hacienda Plaza de Armas(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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