There are 7 ways to get from Perth to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PER - SJO
31h 8m$1,204–2,806Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PER - LIO
40h 30m$765–2,719Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PER - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
34h 35m$2,177–6,983Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PER - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
43h 10m$983–3,164Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane PER - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
43h 39m$1,079–3,084Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane PER - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
39h 40m$1,777–4,128Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cobano (ACO)plane PER - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
46h 53m$770–2,769
Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $750 - $2,800 and takes 40h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 31h 8m and costs $1,200 - $2,900.
The distance between Perth and Costa Rica is 16830 km.
It takes approximately 31h 8m to get from Perth to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Perth. It is currently 2:03 AM in Perth and 12:03 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 797+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Costa Rica?
Virgin Australia, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Sydney, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Adelaide, San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Sydney, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Adelaide, San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 14m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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