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How to get fromMelbourne Airport (MEL) to Costa Ricaby plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane MEL - SJO
    30h 26m
    $1,050–1,744

  2. Fly to Limón International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane plane MEL - LIO
    33h 32m
    $666–2,106

  3. Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane MEL - LIR
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    24h 38m
    $1,082–3,065

  4. Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane MEL - XQP
    2. Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi taxi
    33h 32m
    $800–2,314

  5. Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane plane MEL - FON
    2. Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuelashuttle bus
    38h 6m
    $955–2,450

  6. Fly to David, bus, shuttle

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV)plane plane MEL - DAV
    2. Take the bus from David to Fronterabus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San Joséshuttle bus
    42h 34m
    $1,675–3,616

  7. Fly to Cobano, ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cobano (ACO)plane plane MEL - ACO
    2. Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry ferry
    27h 15m
    $689–2,317

  8. Fly to Tocumen International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane plane MEL - PTY
    2. Take the bus from La Chorrera to Uvitabus bus
    40h 12m
    $1,344–2,198

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration33h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$583Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 14,258.8 km
  • Duration: 30h 26m

What companies run services between Melbourne Airport (MEL), Australia and Costa Rica?

Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.

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