There are 5 ways to get from Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) to Costa Rica by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLL - SJO
3h 20m$255–609Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane FLL - LIO
6h 12m$122–499Bus to Miami International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport to Miami Airportbus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MIA - SJO
5h 48m$268–614Drive 5,452.2 km
- Drive from Fort-Lauderdale-Airport-FLL to San Josécar 5,452.2 km
2d 20h$732–1,057Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane FLL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
6h 28m$405–1,069
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $120 - $500 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 3h 20m and costs $250 - $650.
The distance between Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) and Costa Rica is 1841 km. The road distance is 5452.2 km.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL). It is currently 8:35 AM in Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) and 6:35 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) to Costa Rica is 5452 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL), USA and Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways and Copa Airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Limón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport to Miami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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