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)plane LPQ - SJO
40h 18m$804–2,405Fly Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane VTE - SJO
28h 37m$502–1,403Fly Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XKH - SJO
44h 44m$604–1,806Drive, bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Xam Nua to Mộc Châucar
- Take the bus from Mộc Châu to Thanh Xuanbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HAN - SJO
36h 49m$588–1,651Fly Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane VTE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
31h 11m$1,527–4,102
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 $500 - $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 $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Laos and Costa Rica is 16626 km.
It takes approximately 40h 18m to get from Laos to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 13h behind Laos. It is currently 6:07 PM in Laos and 5:07 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Laos and Costa Rica?
Vietnam Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- 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 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 38m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
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
- $440–4,300
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
- $550–1,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- 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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
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
- $440–4,300
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
- $550–1,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- 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
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Bus operators
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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