There are 6 ways to get from Hawaii to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Kahului Airport (OGG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OGG - SJO
14h 30m$383–1,404Fly Kahului Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kahului Airport (OGG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane OGG - LIO
18h 43m$333–1,216Fly Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HNL - SJO
14h 24m$704–1,410Bus to Kona International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keaholebus
- Fly from Kona International Airport (KOA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane KOA - SJO
16h 59m$491–1,802Fly Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kahului Airport (OGG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane OGG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
17h 39m$1,128–3,703Fly Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane HNL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
17h 57m$1,079–3,508
Kahului Airport (OGG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hawaii to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $330 - $1,300 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Hawaii to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 24m and costs $700 - $1,500.
The distance between Hawaii and Costa Rica is 7790 km.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Hawaii to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 4h ahead of Hawaii. It is currently 2:12 PM in Hawaii and 6:12 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Hawaii, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Kahului Airport (OGG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Kona International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Kona International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kona International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kona International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Kona International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Kona International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Kahului Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Kahului Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Kahului Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Kahului Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kahului Airport to Limón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Kahului Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Bus from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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