There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu by plane, taxi, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)LIO - VLI
30h 8m$714–2,418Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Whitegrass Airport (TAH)SJO - TAH
2d 2h$668–2,323Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)SJO - VLI
30h 41m$805–2,708Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)XQP - VLI
31h 34m$775–2,450Shuttle, 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)LIR - VLI
33h 29m$1,630–5,307Ferry to Cobano, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)ACO - VLI
37h 47m$821–4,869Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)SJO - SON
37h 17m$1,302–4,405
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 $650 - $2,400 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 30h 8m and costs $700 - $2,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Vanuatu is 12314 km.
It takes approximately 30h 8m to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 17h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:34 AM in Costa Rica and 1:34 AM in Vanuatu.
There are 82+ hotels available in Vanuatu.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
SANSA, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) 5 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
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and 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
- 31h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,800
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
- Website
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- 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 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Houston, Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via San Francisco, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Whitegrass Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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