There are 5 ways to get from Saint John to Costa Rica by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly St. John Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YSJ - SJO
15h 53m$173–755Drive 7,132.5 km
- Drive from Saint John to San Josécar 7,132.5 km
3d 15h$1,015–1,465Bus to Fredericton International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Saint John, NB to Fredericton Airportbus
- Fly from Fredericton International Airport (YFC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YFC - SJO
15h 59m$215–872Bus to Greater Moncton International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Saint John, NB to Moncton, NBbus
- Fly from Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YQM - SJO
17h 24m$256–1,037Fly St. John Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YSJ - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 31m$726–2,382
St. John Airport (YSJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint John to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 15h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Saint John to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 15h 31m and costs $700 - $2,400.
The distance between Saint John and Costa Rica is 4318 km. The road distance is 7132.5 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Saint John to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Saint John. It is currently 1:17 AM in Saint John and 10:17 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint John to Costa Rica is 7132 km. It takes approximately 3 days 15h to drive from Saint John to Costa Rica.
There are 778+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Saint John, NB, Canada and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, and Air Transat fly from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from St. John Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Fredericton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fredericton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Greater Moncton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Greater Moncton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from St. John Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Fredericton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Fredericton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Greater Moncton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from St. John Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Greater Moncton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ottawa, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Greater Moncton International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ottawa, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Phone
- +1 800-575-1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Saint John, NB to Fredericton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $14–20
Bus from Saint John, NB to Moncton, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $19–27
- 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
- $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 Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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