There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Guanacaste by plane or shuttle
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Fly to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SYD - LIR
24h 46m$828–2,585Fly to Nosara Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane SYD - NOB
33h 8m$570–1,925Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SYD - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
30h 6m$1,713–11,217Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SYD - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
28h 29m$1,547–2,201Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SYD - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Tilarán
33h 22m$869–2,326Fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SYD - TNO
32h 19m$775–2,281
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Guanacaste is to fly which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 33h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Guanacaste is to fly which takes 24h 46m and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Sydney and Guanacaste is 13747 km.
It takes approximately 24h 46m to get from Sydney to Guanacaste, including transfers.
Guanacaste is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:22 AM in Sydney and 8:22 AM in Guanacaste.
There are 105+ hotels available in Guanacaste.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Tilarán
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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