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
30h 8m$665–2,418Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane SJO - VLI
30h 41m$755–2,608Taxi 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
31h 44m$832–2,657Shuttle, 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
32h 51m$1,730–5,907Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane ACO - VLI
35h 22m$671–4,770Shuttle, 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
34h 13m$1,215–6,507
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 - $2,500 and takes 30h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 30h 8m and costs $650 - $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 9:00 AM in Costa Rica and 2:00 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) once daily.
- 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 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
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
- $700–4,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
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
- $650–4,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,800
Flights from Cobano to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Cobano, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- 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
- $650–2,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- 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
- $55–75
- 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 4 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
- $120–160
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