When planning a trip, the first question often asked is: “How am I going to get there?”. Luckily, air travel to Costa Rica is an easy process!
For those looking to fly in Costa Rica, there are two major international options: Daniel Oduber Quirós in Liberia, and Juan Santamaría in San José. Here, we break down both airports by carrier and destinations they service:
Daniel Oduber Quirós
Primarily serving Guanacaste and the Nicoya Peninsula, Daniel Oduber Quirós (also known as Guanacaste Airport), located in the area’s largest city, Liberia, is the smaller of the two international airports. Despite its size, it sees a large amount of traffic from many major airlines. Carriers that fly into Liberia include:
- Air Canada
- Air Transat
- Alaska Airlines
- American Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Edelweiss Air
- JetBlue
- Sansa Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- Sun Country Airlines
- Sunwing Airlines
- TUI Airways
- United Airlines
- WestJet
International destinations that fly to and from Liberia include:
- Atlanta
- Baltimore (seasonal)
- Boston (seasonal)
- Calgary
- Charlotte
- Chicago-O’Hare (seasonal)
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Denver
- Houston-Hobby
- Houston-Intercontinental
- London-Gatwick (seasonal)
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Minneapolis/St. Paul (seasonal)
- Montréal-Trudeau
- Newark (seasonal)
- New York-JFK
- San Francisco (seasonal)
- Seattle/Tacoma (seasonal)
- Toronto-Pearson
- Zurich (seasonal)
Also available are domestic flights, operated by Sansa, to other areas of the country:
- Nosara
- Quepos
- San José-Juan Santamaría
- Tamarindo
- Tambor
Juan Santamaría
Centrally located in the country’s capital, San José, Juan Santamaría is the larger of the two international airports, and serves as a major travel hub within Central America. Carriers that fly into Juan Santamaría include:
- Aeroméxico
- Air Canada
- Air France
- Air Transat
- Alaska Airlines
- American Airlines
- Arajet
- Avianca
- Avianca Costa Rica
- Avianca El Salvador
- British Airways
- Copa Airlines
- Costa Rica Green Airways
- Delta Air Lines
- Edelweiss Air
- Frontier Airlines
- Gol Linhas Aéreas
- Iberia
- Iberojet
- JetBlue
- KLM
- LATAM Perú
- Lufthansa
- Sansa Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- Spirit Airlines
- United Airlines
- Volaris
- Volaris Costa Rica
- Volaris El Salvador
- Wingo
International destinations that fly to and from Juan Santamaría include:
- Amsterdam (seasonal)
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Bocas del Toro
- Bogotá
- Buenos Aires-Ezeiza
- Cancún
- Cartagena
- Charlotte
- Chicago-O’Hare (seasonal)
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Denver (seasonal)
- Fort Lauderdale
- Frankfurt
- Guadalajara
- Guatemala City
- Guayaquil
- Houston-Hobby
- Houston-Intercontinental
- Lima
- London-Gatwick (seasonal)
- Los Angeles
- Madrid
- Managua
- Medellín-JMC
- Mexico City
- Miami
- Montréal-Trudeau
- Newark
- New York-JFK
- Orlando
- Panama City-Balboa
- Panama City-Tocumen
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle
- Quito
- San Juan (seasonal)
- San Pedro Sula (seasonal)
- San Salvador
- Santo Domingo-Las Américas
- São Paulo-Guarulhos
- Toronto-Pearson
- Washington-Dulles
- Zurich
Also available are domestic flights, operated by Sansa and Costa Rica Green Airways, to other areas of the country:
- Drake Bay
- Golfito
- La Fortuna/San Carlos
- Liberia
- Limón
- Nosara
- Puerto Jiménez
- Quepos
- Tamarindo
- Tambor
- Tortuguero
No matter where you’re flying from, there are plenty of options to get you to Costa Rica. Now, the only question that remains is: “When do I leave?”!
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport Website:
https://www.liberiacrairport.com
Juan Santamaría International Airport Website:
https://www.sjoairport.com/?lang=en