There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Sydney by plane, shuttle, taxi, train, or ferry
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SJO - SYD
26h 4m$1,120–2,625Fly Limón International Airport to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LIO - SYD
45h 52m$833–2,941Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LIR - SYD
27h 45m$2,153–7,088Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane XQP - SYD
45h 43m$1,003–3,141Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane SJO - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
37h 45m$915–3,221Ferry to Cobano, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ACO - SYD
33h 45m$842–3,063Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NOB - SYD
32h 37m$1,333–3,638
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Sydney is to fly which costs $1,100 - $2,700 and takes 26h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Sydney is to fly which takes 26h 4m and costs $1,100 - $2,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Sydney is 13816 km.
It takes approximately 26h 4m to get from Costa Rica to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:50 AM in Costa Rica and 10:50 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Sydney International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Cobano to Sydney International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nosara Airport to Sydney International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Sydney International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Sydney International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cobano to Sydney International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Sydney International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cobano to Sydney International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- $245
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $320
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $467
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $94–99
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $272
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $11
- Bike
- $7
- Car
- $35
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $180–220
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