There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to St. John's by plane, shuttle, 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 Saint John'S International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane SJO - YYT
12h 34m$425–1,705Fly Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane LIO - YYT
19h 37m$387–1,520Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Saint John'S 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 Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane LIR - YYT
16h 48m$1,115–3,850Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Saint John'S International Airport
- 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$564–1,806Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gander International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane SJO - YQX
- Take the bus from Gander - Gander Airport to St. John’s - MUN University Centrebus
20h 56m$628–2,384
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 - $1,600 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to St. John's is to fly which takes 12h 34m and costs $420 - $1,800.
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 3:32 AM in Costa Rica and 6:02 AM in St. John's.
There are 140+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
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
- $800–3,300
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
- $390–1,600
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
- $600–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gander International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- 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
- $650–2,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $600–2,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- 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
- $237
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $309
- 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/
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- drl@eastlink.ca
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from Gander - Gander Airport to St. John’s - MUN University Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76–82
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $76–82
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $170–210
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