There are 8 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)plane LIO - VLI
35h 3m$1,215–4,119Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane SJO - VLI
30h 41m$1,005–3,508Taxi 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$1,140–3,666Shuttle, 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$1,778–5,385Ferry 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$1,121–3,871Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- 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
42h 13m$1,353–7,115Fly 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
38h 32m$1,302–4,405Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Santo-Pekoa 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane LIR - SON
35h 28m$1,775–5,982
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 $1,000 - $3,600 and takes 30h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 30h 41m and costs $1,000 - $3,600.
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 7:44 PM in Costa Rica and 12:44 PM in Vanuatu.
There are 80+ 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) once daily.
- 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
- $1,200–8,500
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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
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
- $1,100–7,500
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
- $1,000–7,000
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
- $1,000–7,000
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
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
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
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
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
- $1,100–7,500
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
- $1,100–7,500
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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- 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, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
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, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
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, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
- Website
- airvanuatu.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- 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 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
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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