There are 5 ways to get from Whistler to Costa Rica by shuttle, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YVR - SJO
13h 29m$262–760Shuttle, fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane YVR - LIO
16h 42m$182–622Drive 7,168.9 km
- Drive from Whistler to San Josécar 7,168.9 km
3d 14h$1,020–1,473Shuttle, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
14h 13m$707–2,159Shuttle, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane YVR - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
15h 57m$311–858
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whistler to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which costs $180 - $650 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Whistler to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which takes 13h 29m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between Whistler and Costa Rica is 5790 km. The road distance is 7168.9 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Whistler to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Whistler. It is currently 2:28 AM in Whistler and 4:28 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Whistler to Costa Rica is 7169 km. It takes approximately 3 days 14h to drive from Whistler to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Whistler, BC, Canada and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Whistler to Costa Rica. However, you can take the shuttle to Vancouver International Airport, walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can drive from Whistler to San José in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Limón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Limón International Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- info@YVRSkylynx.com
- Website
- yvrskylynx.com
Shuttle from Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $40–60
- Standard
- $30–45
- 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
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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