There are 5 ways to get from Laos to Costa Rica by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Luang Prabang International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LPQ - SJO
40h 48m$654–2,305Fly Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)VTE - SJO
28h 37m$482–1,403Fly Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)XKH - SJO
37h 29m$654–2,406Drive, bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Xam Nua to Mộc Châu
- Take the bus from Mộc Châu to Thanh Xuan
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)HAN - SJO
36h 39m$538–1,551Fly Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)VTE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
31h 11m$1,427–4,002
Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Laos to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $480 - $1,400 and takes 28h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Laos to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 28h 37m and costs $480 - $1,400.
The distance between Laos and Costa Rica is 16626 km.
It takes approximately 40h 48m to get from Laos to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 13h behind Laos. It is currently 11:27 AM in Laos and 10:27 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Laos and Costa Rica?
Vietnam Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–4,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–4,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Bus from Mộc Châu to Thanh Xuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
- 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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