There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Samoa by plane, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Limón International Airport to Faleolo International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane LIO - APW
40h 32m$1,018–3,322Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fagali'I Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fagali'I Airport (FGI)plane SJO - FGI
39h 42m$604–2,007Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Faleolo International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane SJO - APW
26h 5m$858–2,911Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Faleolo 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 Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane LIR - APW
28h 35m$1,381–4,388Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Fagali'I 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 Fagali'I Airport (FGI)plane LIR - FGI
2d$1,077–3,284Ferry to Cobano, fly to Faleolo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane ACO - APW
32h 6m$874–3,074Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pago Pago Airport, fly to Faleolo Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)plane SJO - PPG
- Fly from Pago Pago Airport to Faleolo Airportplane
28h 59m
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Faleolo International Airport (APW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Samoa is to fly which costs $600 - $2,100 and takes 39h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Samoa is to fly which takes 26h 5m and costs $850 - $3,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Samoa is 10173 km.
It takes approximately 40h 32m to get from Costa Rica to Samoa, including transfers.
Samoa is 19h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:44 AM in Costa Rica and 7:44 PM in Samoa.
There are 67+ hotels available in Samoa.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Samoa?
SANSA, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Faleolo International Airport (APW) 3 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via San Francisco, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Faleolo International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 58m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Faleolo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Cobano to Faleolo International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
- Website
- samoaairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fagali'I Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Pago Pago International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 29m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fagali'I Airport via Houston, Honolulu, Pago Pago International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fagali'I Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu, Pago Pago International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fagali'I Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Pago Pago International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Fagali'I Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Pago Pago International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- 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 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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