There are 7 ways to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ADL - SJO
26h 50m$553–1,903Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ADL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
28h 9m$1,227–3,682Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ADL - LIO
30h 14m$565–2,018Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane ADL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
41h 13m$780–2,084Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ADL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
33h 29m$683–2,173Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane ADL - 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
35h 34m$1,527–3,227Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cobano (ACO)plane ADL - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
33h 7m$620–2,268
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 26h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 26h 50m and costs $550 - $1,900.
The distance between Adelaide and Costa Rica is 14891 km.
It takes approximately 26h 50m to get from Adelaide to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 16h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 3:45 AM in Adelaide and 11:15 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 713+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Auckland, Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Limón International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cobano via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- 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 La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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