There are 4 ways to get from St. John's to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YYT - SJO
12h 51m$232–902Fly Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YYT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 57m$686–2,081Bus to Gander International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from St. John's - MUN University Student Center to Gander - Gander Airportbus
- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YQX - SJO
18h 52m$293–967Fly Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane YYT - LIO
21h 9m$254–967
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $230 - $900 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 51m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between St. John's and Costa Rica is 5129 km.
It takes approximately 12h 51m to get from St. John's to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h 30m behind St. John's. It is currently 3:43 AM in St. John's and 1:13 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 727+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, Porter Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Gander International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Gander International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +1 888 263 1854
- drl@eastlink.ca
- Website
- Home DRL
Bus from St. John's - MUN University Student Center to Gander - Gander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $62–67
- Website
- Home DRL
- Adult
- $62–67
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