There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SYD - SJO
24h 40m$814–1,917Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SYD - LIO
33h 50m$575–2,130Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SYD - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
27h 15m$1,487–5,094Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SYD - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
31h$693–2,275Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SYD - 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
32h 25m$1,487–3,739
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 24h 40m and costs $800 - $2,000.
The distance between Sydney and Costa Rica is 13821 km.
It takes approximately 24h 40m to get from Sydney to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:56 PM in Sydney and 1:56 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Limón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- 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 Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- 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
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