There are 6 ways to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica by plane, car, shuttle, bus, or ferry
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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 17m$217–784Drive 7,031.2 km
- Drive from Kelowna to San Josécar 7,031.2 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
14h 53m$802–2,633Fly Kelowna International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane YLW - LIO
17h 15m$217–896Bus 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
19h 59m$878–3,503Fly Kelowna International Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Cobano (ACO)plane YLW - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
18h 28m$283–1,295
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 $210 - $800 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 14h 53m and costs $800 - $2,700.
The distance between Kelowna and Costa Rica is 5511 km. The road distance is 7031.2 km.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Kelowna to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Kelowna. It is currently 1:00 AM in Kelowna and 3:00 AM 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 775+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Liberia International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Limón International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Cobano via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Cobano via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- 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
- $190–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- 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
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- 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
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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