There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea by plane, taxi, shuttle, 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane SJO - POM
30h 41m$1,067–3,360Fly Limón International Airport to Jacksons International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane LIO - POM
30h 37m$1,061–3,478Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)plane SJO - LAE
- Take the taxi from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) to Laetaxi
42h 11m$1,101–3,335Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Jacksons International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane XQP - POM
32h 13m$1,136–3,426Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Jacksons International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane LIR - POM
31h 32m$2,124–6,544Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Popondetta Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Popondetta Airport (PNP)plane SJO - PNP
33h 21m$1,776–5,590Ferry to Cobano, fly to Jacksons International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM)plane ACO - POM
39h 40m$1,367–7,230
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea is to fly and taxi which costs $1,100 - $3,400 and takes 42h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea is to fly which takes 30h 37m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea is 14399 km.
It takes approximately 30h 41m to get from Costa Rica to Papua New Guinea, including transfers.
There are 29+ hotels available in Papua New Guinea.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
American Airlines, Air Niugini, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Jacksons International Airport (POM) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–12,000
Flights from Cobano to Jacksons International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Jacksons International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
- Website
- pngair.com.pg
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Popondetta Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Jacksons International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Ferry operators
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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