There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu 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 Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane LIO - VLI
35h 3m$1,115–3,919Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Whitegrass Airport (TAH)plane SJO - TAH
2d 4h$769–2,724Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane SJO - VLI
30h 41m$955–3,308Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane XQP - VLI
31h 19m$1,086–3,462Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield 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 Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane LIR - VLI
31h 27m$2,178–6,985Ferry to Cobano, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane ACO - VLI
40h 22m$871–3,171Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane SJO - SON
34h 42m$1,202–4,205
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu is to fly which costs $750 - $2,800 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 30h 41m and costs $950 - $3,400.
The distance between Costa Rica and Vanuatu is 12314 km.
It takes approximately 35h 3m to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:29 AM in Costa Rica and 10:29 PM in Vanuatu.
There are 63+ hotels available in Vanuatu.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
World Ticket, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,100
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,100
- Website
- airvanuatu.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Houston, Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via San Francisco, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- 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 Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.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
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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