There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to St. John's by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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$385–1,505Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane LIO - YYT
20h 7m$378–1,520Taxi 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
19h 43m$550–1,712Shuttle, 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$1,077–3,747
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 $370 - $1,600 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 $380 - $1,600.
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 6:27 AM in Costa Rica and 8:57 AM in St. John's.
There are 143+ hotels available in St. John's.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and St. John's, NL, Canada?
Air Canada, Air Transat, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Cancun, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, 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
- 27h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
- 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
- $234
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $305
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–95
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $170–210
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