There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Costa Rica by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HND - SJO
19h 44m$805–2,507Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NRT - SJO
19h 58m$398–1,036Fly Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane HND - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
22h 47m$1,378–4,584Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane NRT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
23h$1,241–3,113Fly Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane HND - LIO
22h 21m$516–2,020
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,100 and takes 19h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 19h 44m and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Tokyo and Costa Rica is 13192 km.
It takes approximately 19h 44m to get from Tokyo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 15h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:03 AM in Tokyo and 1:03 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Costa Rica?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–15,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Limón International Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $16–21
- 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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