There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Corcovado National Park by plane, bus, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEL - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take the bus from Dominical to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Sirenaferry
36h 33mFly to David, bus, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV)plane MEL - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Sirenaferry
46h 50mFly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MEL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Dominical
- Take the bus from Dominical to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Sirenaferry
34h 17mFly to Tocumen International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MEL - PTY
- Take the bus from Panama City to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Sirenaferry
44h 33m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Melbourne and Corcovado National Park is 14657 km.
It takes approximately 36h 33m to get from Melbourne to Corcovado National Park, including transfers.
Corcovado National Park is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:07 PM in Melbourne and 10:07 PM in Corcovado National Park.
There are 155+ hotels available in Corcovado National Park.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Corcovado National Park. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14, walk to San José, take the shuttle to Dominical, walk to Dominical, take the bus to Palmar Norte, take the bus to Sierpe, walk to Sierpe, take the ferry to Sirena, then walk to Sirena. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to David (DAV), take the taxi to David, take the bus to Frontera, take the bus to Palmar Norte, take the bus to Sierpe, walk to Sierpe, take the ferry to Sirena, then walk to Sirena.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- 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 Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Bus from Dominical to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $4–7
Bus from Paso Canoas to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $6–10
Bus from Dominical to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $4–7
Bus from Panama City to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $35–55
Bus from Paso Canoas to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $6–10
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- 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
Bus from Panama City to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panama Chiriqui Frontera S.A (Panachif)
- [email protected]
- Website
- Perla del Sur
Ferry from Sierpe to Sirena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Perla del Sur
Ferry from Sierpe to Sirena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Perla del Sur
Ferry from Sierpe to Sirena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Perla del Sur
Ferry from Sierpe to Sirena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Perla del Sur
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