There are 7 ways to get from Phuket to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, shuttle, 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 Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HKT - SJO
45h 21m$1,003–1,605Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane HKT - LIO
2d 1h$514–1,518Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane HKT - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
2d 2h$632–1,673Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane HKT - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
2d 4h$829–1,884Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane HKT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
2d 14h$1,676–2,482Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Cobano (ACO)plane HKT - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
2d 14h$719–2,669Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane HKT - 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
2d 8h$1,476–2,627
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 45h 21m and costs $1,000 - $1,700.
The distance between Phuket and Costa Rica is 18024 km.
It takes approximately 45h 21m to get from Phuket to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 13h behind Phuket. It is currently 1:54 AM in Phuket and 12:54 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Costa Rica?
Air France, Condor Flugdienst, and Lufthansa fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Beijing Capital, Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Beijing Capital, Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Limón International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Beijing Capital, Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cobano via Beijing Capital, Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Managua Airport via Frankfurt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.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 Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- 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 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
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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