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 46m$1,004–1,706Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PER - LIO
42h 20m$514–1,918Fly 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 15m$1,729–5,905Fly 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
35h$723–2,354Fly 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 19m$837–2,692Fly 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$1,445–3,546Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cobano (ACO)plane PER - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
40h 13m$820–2,767
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 - $2,000 and takes 42h 20m.
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 11:25 PM in Perth and 9:25 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 745+ 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
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
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
- $500–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- 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 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- $800–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Melbourne, Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- 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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