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 46m$263–1,004Fly 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
16h 29m$776–2,581Fly 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 54m$284–1,117Bus to Gander International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Gander - Gander Airportbus
- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YQX - SJO
18h 22m$337–1,161
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $260 - $1,000 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 46m and costs $260 - $1,000.
The distance between St. John's and Costa Rica is 5130 km.
It takes approximately 12h 46m to get from St. John's to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h 30m behind St. John's. It is currently 2:54 AM in St. John's and 11:24 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 753+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Costa Rica?
Air Canada, WestJet, and two 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 Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Gander International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Gander International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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/
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- drl@eastlink.ca
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Gander - Gander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–60
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $55–60
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