There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Costa Rica by plane, train, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HND - SJO
20h 3m$755–1,907Fly Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane HND - LIO
22h 1m$365–1,319Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NRT - SJO
20h 36m$618–1,337Fly Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane HND - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
22h 28m$1,330–4,406Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane NRT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
23h 11m$1,193–3,036Fly Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane HND - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
24h 16m$544–1,655
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 20h 3m and costs $750 - $2,000.
The distance between Japan and Costa Rica is 13192 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Japan to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 15h behind Japan. It is currently 3:31 AM in Japan and 12:31 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Japan and Costa Rica?
Delta, All Nippon Airways, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–10,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–8,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–3,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–21
- 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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