There are 5 ways to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica by plane, car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YLW - SJO
15h 27m$217–785Fly Kelowna International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane YLW - LIO
18h 10m$197–697Drive 7,031.3 km
- Drive from Kelowna to San Josécar 7,031.3 km
3d 10h$1,000–1,445Fly Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YLW - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 20m$752–2,534Bus to Penticton Regional Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YYF - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
20h 38m$878–3,403
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 15h 20m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Kelowna and Costa Rica is 5511 km. The road distance is 7031.3 km.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Kelowna. It is currently 2:09 PM in Kelowna and 4:09 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Kelowna to Costa Rica is 7031 km. It takes approximately 3 days 10h to drive from Kelowna to Costa Rica.
There are 744+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Kelowna, BC, Canada and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and six other airlines fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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/
- Phone
- 1-844-442-2212
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/
- Schedules at
- https://bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
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