There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane by plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane SJO - BNE
29h 53m$1,419–3,127Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ACO - BNE
36h 59m$992–3,566Fly from Limón International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LIO - BNE
45h 25m$1,033–3,544Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LIR - BNE
31h 31m$1,504–4,512Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane XQP - BNE
46h 26m$1,110–3,354Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane NOB - BNE
34h 55m$1,464–3,722
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane is to taxi and fly which costs $1,100 - $3,400 and takes 46h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane is to fly which takes 29h 53m and costs $1,400 - $3,200.
The distance between Costa Rica and Brisbane is 13752 km.
It takes approximately 29h 53m to get from Costa Rica to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 16h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:27 AM in Costa Rica and 8:27 PM in Brisbane.
There are 2504+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
United Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Nosara Airport to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Cobano to Brisbane Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $298
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $383
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $298
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $565
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $93–99
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $356
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–36
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $3
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $11
- Bike
- $7
- Car
- $36
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $190–230
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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