There are 6 ways to get from Lusaka to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, ferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LUN - SJO
24h 28m$681–2,237Fly to Cobano, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Cobano (ACO)plane LUN - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
32h 59m$648–2,702Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LUN - LIO
31h 21m$693–2,352Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LUN - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
31h 12m$811–2,397Fly to David, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to David (DAV)plane LUN - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
36h 7m$1,921–4,029Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LUN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
30h 22m$1,505–3,616
Lusaka (LUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $650 - $2,300 and takes 24h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 24h 28m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Lusaka and Costa Rica is 12737 km.
It takes approximately 24h 28m to get from Lusaka to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Lusaka. It is currently 8:03 PM in Lusaka and 12:03 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Costa Rica?
Airlink, Delta, and seven other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Lusaka to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Cobano via Nairobi, London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Cobano via Nairobi, New York JFK, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Lusaka to Cobano via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Cobano via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Lusaka to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Limón International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Quepos La Managua Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Cobano via Johannesburg, Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Cobano via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Lusaka to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to David via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Lusaka to David via Livingstone, Capetown, Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lusaka to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Liberia International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Lusaka to Liberia International Airport via Harare, Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Lusaka to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lusaka to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lusaka to Liberia International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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