There are 5 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Costa Rica by plane, bus, 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 Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PUQ - SJO
16h 30m$260–1,006Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PUQ - LIO
24h 41m$432–1,309Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PNT - SJO
22h 41m$261–1,114Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PUQ - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
23h 3m$547–1,446Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Cobano (ACO)plane PUQ - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
23h 10m$377–1,275
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $260 - $1,100 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 30m and costs $260 - $1,100.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Costa Rica is 7145 km.
It takes approximately 16h 30m to get from Punta Arenas to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 10:34 PM in Punta Arenas and 7:34 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Costa Rica?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Santiago, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Santiago, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Santiago, Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Santiago, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Santiago, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Santiago, Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Puerto Natales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Puerto Natales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Puerto Natales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Puerto Natales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Puerto Natales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cobano via Santiago, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cobano via Santiago, Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Bus operators
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- operadornatales@busesfernandez.com
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
Ferry operators
- 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
Other operators
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