Costa Rica is located in the heart of Central America which makes the country really accessible from North and South America and Europe.
International flights are coming daily to the two international airports. The main airport is the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose with the code SJO and the other international airport is Daniel Oduber Quiros in Liberia with the code (LIR).
Choosing which Costa Rican airport to arriving is very easy. You just need to have an idea of what you are going to do in Costa Rica.
If your vacation includes destinations such as Tortuguero, San Jose, South Caribbean, and South Pacific the best option is to start and end at Juan Santamaria International Airport. It will give you more flexibility at the places you want to visit.
If you are visiting the North Pacific (Guanacaste), Rincon de la Vieja volcano you should go with Daniel Oduber Quiros which is located in Liberia very close to the beaches of the North Pacific.
Also, another popular option is arriving from one airport and departing from the other, you just need to make sure the flights are available on the dates that you want.
In the following table, you will find the Airlines available coming to Costa Rica. It is also important to check with the airlines because the flight information could change.
United States | |
Airline | Route |
American Airlines | Dallas-San Jose |
Miami-Liberia | |
Miami-San Jose | |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta-Liberia |
Atlanta-San Jose | |
Los Angeles-Liberia | |
Los Angeles-San Jose | |
JetBlue | Fort Lauderdale-San Jose |
New York-Liberia | |
Orlando-San Jose | |
Southwest Airlines | Baltimore-San Jose |
Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale-San Jose |
Houston-San Jose | |
United Airlines | Houston-Liberia |
Houston-San Jose | |
Newark-Liberia | |
Newark-San Jose | |
US Airways | Charlotte-San Jose |
Canada | |
Airline | Route |
Air Canada | Toronto-San Jose |
Sunwing Airlines | Toronto-Liberia |
Westjet | Toronto-Liberia |
Mexico | |
Airline | Route |
Aeromexico | Mexico-San Jose |
Interjet | Mexico-San Jose |
Volaris | Cancun-San Jose |
Guadalajara-San Jose | |
Colombia | |
Airline | Route |
Avianca | Bogota-San Jose |
Peru | |
Airline | Route |
Avianca | Lima-San Jose |
Germany | |
Airline | Route |
Condor Flugdienst | Frankfurt-San Jose |
Spain | |
Airline | Route |
Iberia | Madrid-San Jose |
Source ICT
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