There are 6 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 from Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane LIO - VLI
32h 3m$765–2,719Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane ACO - VLI
39h 52m$671–4,070Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane SJO - VLI
31h 41m$755–2,708Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- 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
32h 34m$884–2,860Shuttle, 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 Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane LIR - VLI
33h 51m$1,940–6,907Shuttle, 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 Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane NOB - VLI
38h 43m$1,015–4,607
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 32h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 31h 41m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Costa Rica and Vanuatu is 12314 km.
It takes approximately 32h 3m to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 1:13 AM in Costa Rica and 6:13 PM in Vanuatu.
There are 82+ hotels available in Vanuatu.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
SANSA, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
- Website
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- 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
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $326
- 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
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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