There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Tuvalu by plane, taxi, 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 from Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane LIO - FUN
28h 6m$1,711–9,513Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane ACO - FUN
37h 25m$1,317–7,165Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane SJO - FUN
29h 36m$1,401–8,002Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane XQP - FUN
30h 27m$1,534–8,158Shuttle, 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 Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane LIR - FUN
30h 27m$3,074–16,479Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane NOB - FUN
35h 31m$1,599–7,609
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Tuvalu is to ferry and fly which costs $1,300 - $7,500 and takes 37h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Tuvalu is to fly which takes 28h 6m and costs $1,700 - $9,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Tuvalu is 11020 km.
It takes approximately 28h 6m to get from Costa Rica to Tuvalu, including transfers.
Tuvalu is 18h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:03 AM in Costa Rica and 10:03 PM in Tuvalu.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tuvalu?
World Ticket, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–16,000
Flights from Cobano to Funafuti International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Funafuti International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cobano to Funafuti International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cobano to Funafuti International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
- 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 Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- 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 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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