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There are 6 ways to get from Montreal to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi

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  1. Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane YUL - SJO
    8h 50m
    $283–903

  2. Fly to Limón International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane plane YUL - LIO
    15h 3m
    $165–668

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    3. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus bus
    6d 2h
    $1,267–2,102

  4. Drive  6,534.5 km

    1. Drive from Montreal to San Josécar car 6,534.5 km
    3d 8h
    $1,047–1,513

  5. Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane YUL - LIR
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    11h 53m
    $487–1,182

  6. Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane YUL - XQP
    2. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi taxi
    16h 3m
    $383–1,123

Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar3Weekly Planes
Duration6h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$153Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,087.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 50m

What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Costa Rica?

Air Canada and Air Transat fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a week.

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