There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to St. John's by plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane SJO - YYT
12h 34m$415–1,605Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane LIO - YYT
20h 7m$387–1,419Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane LIR - YYT
16h 48m$1,110–3,645Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane XQP - YYT
17h 56m$559–1,700
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to St. John's is to fly which costs $380 - $1,500 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to St. John's is to fly which takes 12h 34m and costs $410 - $1,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and St. John's is 5131 km.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Costa Rica to St. John's, including transfers.
St. John's is 2h 30m ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:24 PM in Costa Rica and 4:54 PM in St. John's.
There are 144+ hotels available in St. John's.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and St. John's, NL, Canada?
Air Canada, Air Transat, and Porter Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- 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
- $232
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $303
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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