There are 8 ways to get from Denver Airport (DEN) to Costa Rica by plane, car, shuttle, ferry, 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.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DEN - SJO
5h 38m$150–650Drive 4,895.5 km
- Drive from Denver-Airport-DEN to San Josécar 4,895.5 km
2d 14h$785–1,133Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane DEN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
8h 27m$531–1,506Fly to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane DEN - LIO
14h 26m$174–655Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane DEN - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
16h 45m$420–849Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Cobano (ACO)plane DEN - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
10h 45m$187–842Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane DEN - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
8h 17m$284–780Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane DEN - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
10h 6m$597–1,158
Denver (DEN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denver Airport (DEN) to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Denver Airport (DEN) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Denver Airport (DEN) and Costa Rica is 3891 km. The road distance is 4895.5 km.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Denver Airport (DEN) to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Denver Airport (DEN). It is currently 6:19 AM in Denver Airport (DEN) and 7:19 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver Airport (DEN) to Costa Rica is 4896 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Denver Airport (DEN) to Costa Rica.
There are 730+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Denver Airport (DEN), USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Denver to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Denver to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Denver to Limón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Denver to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Denver to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Denver to Cobano via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Denver to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Denver to Cobano via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Denver to Cobano via Austin, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Denver to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Denver to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Denver to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Denver to Nosara Airport via Austin, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Denver to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Denver to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Denver to Limón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Denver to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Denver to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Denver to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Denver to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Denver to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Denver to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Denver to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Denver to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Denver to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Denver to Liberia International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- 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 Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- 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
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–26
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $26
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