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
29h 40m$654–2,206Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PER - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
38h 5m$613–1,864Fly 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
33h 22m$1,839–5,905Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PER - LIO
42h 20m$764–2,618Fly 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
39h 14m$888–2,794Fly 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 10m$1,395–3,346Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cobano (ACO)plane PER - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
37h 28m$670–2,469
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 and taxi which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 38h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 29h 40m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Perth and Costa Rica is 16830 km.
It takes approximately 29h 40m to get from Perth to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Perth. It is currently 8:52 AM in Perth and 6:52 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- 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/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- 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
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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