There are 7 ways to get from Perth to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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 Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PER - SJO
30h 19m$1,202–2,602Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PER - LIO
45h 45m$664–2,217Fly 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 10m$1,476–4,581Fly 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
34h 49m$879–2,383Fly 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
32h 40m$782–2,472Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cobano (ACO)plane PER - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
37h 3m$719–2,668Fly 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
37h 23m$1,676–3,826
Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $650 - $2,300 and takes 45h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 30h 19m and costs $1,200 - $2,600.
The distance between Perth and Costa Rica is 16829 km.
It takes approximately 30h 19m to get from Perth to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Perth. It is currently 12:51 PM in Perth and 10:51 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 735+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Sydney, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- 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 La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- 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 8812 4012
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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