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)PER - SJO
29h 46m$1,004–1,706Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)PER - LIO
41h 55m$514–1,818Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)PER - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
34h 22m$1,829–5,905Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)PER - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
37h 55m$673–2,154Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)PER - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
39h 19m$837–2,392Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cobano (ACO)PER - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
40h 3m$870–3,067Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Managua Airport (MGA)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 5m$1,495–3,646
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 $500 - $1,900 and takes 41h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 29h 46m and costs $1,000 - $1,800.
The distance between Perth and Costa Rica is 16830 km.
It takes approximately 29h 46m to get from Perth to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Perth. It is currently 4:38 PM in Perth and 2:38 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 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, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- 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, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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