There are 7 ways to get from Perth to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, taxi, 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 to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PER - SJO
31h 7m$1,202–2,602Fly to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PER - LIO
46h 45m$714–2,517Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PER - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
33h 30m$1,476–4,481Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane PER - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
44h 20m$832–2,572Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane PER - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
34h 49m$929–2,583Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane PER - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
36h 23m$1,726–3,826Fly to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cobano (ACO)plane PER - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
36h 38m$769–2,767
Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $700 - $2,600 and takes 46h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 31h 7m and costs $1,200 - $2,600.
The distance between Perth and Costa Rica is 16829 km.
It takes approximately 31h 7m to get from Perth to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Perth. It is currently 11:35 PM in Perth and 9:35 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 717+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Perth Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Melbourne, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Managua Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Limón International Airport via Adelaide, San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Cobano via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Melbourne, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Liberia International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
- 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 Peñas Blancas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $416
- 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
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
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