Flights to Costa Rica

Flights to Costa Rica

Costa Rica has a total of 12 airports, 2 of which handle intercontinental flights, 2 of these airports handle international flights. With domestic flights available at every airport, traveling by plane offers a fast and efficient way to explore the country. 10 of these airports exclusively serve domestic flights. All airports in Costa Rica together handle 6,177 flights this month, departing from 64 airports in 18 countries, operated by 32 different airlines — including 10 low-cost carriers. You can fly to Costa Rica in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.

FlightConnections provides all the information you need to plan your flight to Costa Rica. Airports, destinations, routes and schedules are all clearly displayed on our interactive flight map. If you prefer a list view, the sections below with available departure and arrival airports might be useful. Looking to see which countries offer direct connections? You'll find that information further down, along with all airlines flying to Costa Rica.

For a more comfortable journey, explore the Business Class sections on this page. You can also use the Class filter to choose your cabin class and see routes clearly displayed on the flight map. If you'd like to travel with an alliance, you can do so with SkyTeam, Oneworld or Star Alliance. Simply use the Alliance filter to display their specific routes on the map.

Destinations in Costa Rica

Explore Costa Rica!

Discover all 12 destinations in Costa Rica. The most popular airports are in San José and Liberia. Collectively, the top 2 airports in these cities handle over 71% of all arriving flights this month.

Below is the full list of destinations in Costa Rica, ranked by popularity based on the number of flights each airport handles. If you're interested in flying to any of these destinations, simply click it to view all routes, airlines, and flight schedules.

Airlines flying to Costa Rica

When planning your trip to Costa Rica, you have several airline options to consider. A total of 32 airlines offer direct flights to the country — including 10 low-cost carriers. Major airlines include Sansa and Costa Rica Green Airways. Together they operate more than half (64%) of all scheduled flights in May.

Below is an overview of the airlines that offer their services, ranked by popularity. If you are mainly interested in low-cost carriers, check out the next section a little further down this page.

Low-cost carriers flying to Costa Rica

To find cheap airfare, consider flights operated by one of the airlines listed below when planning your trip. At the moment, there are 10 budget airlines to choose from. If you're looking for affordable flights, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines provide the widest range of route options. They serve 60% of all flights operated by low-cost airlines.

What is the best time to visit Costa Rica?

All 12 destinations in Costa Rica are tropical destinations, which you will find here — making it easy to plan your trip to Costa Rica.

🌴  Tropical destinations

The tropical spots in Costa Rica are famous for their consistently warm temperatures, ranging from 25°C to 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year, along with high humidity and rainfall, especially in rainforest and monsoon areas.

Costa Rica is located North of the equator so the dry season starts in November and ends in April, which makes this period the best to visit the tropical destinations. In these months it is mainly dry, while in the wet season there can be long periods of rain. Humidity and temperatures are high all year round. As of today, you can fly directly to 12 tropical destinations, which can be found below:

🌐 North of the equator

Countries with direct flights to Costa Rica

From which countries can you fly non-stop?

Below is a list of all 17 countries that have non-stop flights to Costa Rica, including the number of airports that offer those flights:

Airports with direct flights to Costa Rica

This section is ideal for finding the best airport to start your trip to Costa Rica. All airports with direct flights are listed below, ranked by popularity. Currently, 52 airports across 17 countries and 3 continents offer direct flights to 12 airports in Costa Rica.

Flying Business Class to Costa Rica

Where can you fly to in Business Class?

In total, there are 35 airports across 14 countries that provide business class flights to Costa Rica. As of today, you can arrive at 2 airports in Business Class. (San José or Liberia Airport).

Departure airports with Business Class flights

Business Class airports in Costa Rica

Domestic flights across Costa Rica

With a total of 42 domestic routes, there are many flights within Costa Rica that make it easy to travel around the country.

Sansa is responsible for 75% of these domestic flights (2,943 in May) and is therefore a very suitable airline for flying domestically. The list below provides you with a lot more information, from interesting statistics to an overview of all domestic routes.

International flights from North America to Costa Rica

There are 40 cities spread across 8 countries in North America that offer international flights to Costa Rica. Those cities offer direct flights to one of 2 airports in the country. As of today the best direct connections out of North America are from United States, Panama and Mexico.

San José is the most popular airport for international travelers from North America with 1,440 flights in May, representing 75% of all flights arriving from North America. The majority of those flights are operated by 5 airlines: Copa Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Avianca and JetBlue.

Currently, 10 low-cost carriers out of 22 airlines offer direct flights on a total of 56 international routes from North America.

In the following sections we provide detailed information on the available routes from every country with non-stop flights and (if available) stopover flights:

Flights from United States to Costa Rica

You can fly non-stop from 23 airports in United States, and arrive at 2 different destinations in Costa Rica. In total there are 37 direct routes from United States, operated by 12 different airlines — including 6 low-cost carriers.

United States to Costa Rica with a stopover

If you consider a stopover, then there are more airports available: 373 airports in United States offer flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica that require just one stop:

Flights from Panama to Costa Rica

From Panama you can fly non-stop from 2 airports, and arrive at the only destination in Costa Rica: San José. In total there are 2 direct routes from Panama, operated by 3 different airlines — none of which are low-cost airlines.

Panama to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 2 airports in Panama offer flights to San José Airport with a single stop:

Flights from Mexico to Costa Rica

From Mexico you can fly non-stop from 4 airports, and arrive at the only destination in Costa Rica: San José. In total there are 4 direct routes from Mexico, operated by 5 different airlines — including 3 low-cost carriers.

Mexico to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 50 airports in Mexico offer flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica with a single stop:

Flights from El Salvador to Costa Rica

From El Salvador you can fly non-stop from San Salvador Airport, and arrive at the only destination in Costa Rica: San José. This is the only non-stop flight route from El Salvador to Costa Rica, operated by Avianca.

Flights from Guatemala to Costa Rica

From Guatemala you can fly non-stop from Guatemala City Airport, and arrive at the only destination in Costa Rica: San José. This is the only non-stop flight route from Guatemala to Costa Rica, operated by 2 different airlines — Avianca and Copa Airlines.

Guatemala to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 2 airports in Guatemala offer flights to San José Airport with a single stop:

Flights from Canada to Costa Rica

You can fly non-stop from 7 airports in Canada, and arrive at 2 different destinations in Costa Rica. In total there are 9 direct routes from Canada, operated by 4 different airlines — including WestJet, which is usually the most budget-friendly.

Canada to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 88 airports in Canada offer flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica with a single stop:

Flights from Nicaragua to Costa Rica

From Nicaragua you can fly non-stop from Managua Airport, and arrive at the only destination in Costa Rica: San José. This is the only non-stop flight route from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, operated by 2 different airlines — Copa Airlines and Sansa.

Nicaragua to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 3 airports in Nicaragua offer flights to San José Airport with a single stop:

Flights from Dominican Republic to Costa Rica

From Dominican Republic you can fly non-stop from Santo Domingo Airport, and arrive at the only destination in Costa Rica: San José. This is the only non-stop flight route from Dominican Republic to Costa Rica, all operated by the low-cost carrier Arajet.

Dominican Republic to Costa Rica with a stopover

If you consider a stopover, then there are more airports available: 5 airports in Dominican Republic offer flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica that require just one stop:

Intercontinental flights to Costa Rica

There are 2 continents beyond North America that have direct flights to Costa Rica. A total of 9 different countries across Europe and South America offer flights to the country. With 13 direct flight routes, connecting 12 intercontinental airports to 2 destinations, Costa Rica maintains strong connections with key locations across the world. 10 different airlines are operating these long-haul flights.

Colombia, Spain and Ecuador have the best intercontinental flight connections to Costa Rica.

All intercontinental flights can be found below — arranged by continent, country and departure airport.

Non-stop flights from South America to Costa Rica

From South America, 3 countries have direct flights to Costa Rica. 6 non-stop routes are available, operated by 3 airlines — none of which are low-cost carriers.

Flights from Colombia to Costa Rica

There are 3 airports in Colombia that have direct flights to Costa Rica. You will arrive at San José Airport, the only destination for direct flights out of Colombia. Flights are operated by 2 airlines — Avianca and Wingo, neither of which are low-cost carriers.

Colombia to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 42 airports in Colombia offer flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica with a single stop:

Flights from Ecuador to Costa Rica

If you'd like to fly non-stop from Ecuador you can do so from 2 airports. You will arrive at San José Airport, the only destination for direct flights out of Ecuador. Flights are operated by Avianca.

Ecuador to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 7 airports in Ecuador offer flights to San José Airport with a single stop:

Flights from Peru to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from Peru? This is possible from Lima only. You will arrive at San José — currently the only direct route connecting Costa Rica and Peru. Flights are operated by LATAM.

Peru to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 22 airports in Peru offer flights to San José Airport with a single stop:

Non-stop flights from Europe to Costa Rica

From Europe, 6 countries have direct flights to Costa Rica. 7 non-stop routes are available, operated by 7 airlines — none of which are low-cost carriers.

Flights from Spain to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from Spain? This is possible from Madrid only. You will arrive at San José — currently the only direct route connecting Costa Rica and Spain. Flights are operated by 2 airlines — Iberia and Iberojet, neither of which are low-cost carriers.

Spain to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 32 airports in Spain offer flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica with a single stop:

Flights from France to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from France? This is possible from Paris only. You will arrive at San José — currently the only direct route connecting Costa Rica and France. Flights are operated by Air France.

France to Costa Rica with a stopover

If a stopover works for you, it will provide you with more departure options to reach Costa Rica, as 21 departure airports in France offer 1-stop flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica:

Flights from Netherlands to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from Netherlands? This is possible from Amsterdam only. You will arrive at San José — currently the only direct route connecting Costa Rica and Netherlands. Flights are operated by KLM.

Netherlands to Costa Rica with a stopover

There are more departure airports available if you consider a stopover: 2 airports in Netherlands offer flights to San José Airport with a single stop:

Flights from Germany to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from Germany? This is possible from Frankfurt only. You will arrive at San José — currently the only direct route connecting Costa Rica and Germany. Flights are operated by Lufthansa.

Germany to Costa Rica with a stopover

If a stopover works for you, it will provide you with more departure options to reach Costa Rica, as 13 departure airports in Germany offer 1-stop flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica:

Flights from Switzerland to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from Switzerland? This is possible from Zürich only. You will arrive at one of 2 destinations. Flights are operated by Edelweiss Air.

Switzerland to Costa Rica with a stopover

There is another departure option available if you consider a stopover: Geneva Airport offers 1-stop flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica:

Flights from United Kingdom to Costa Rica

Looking to fly directly from United Kingdom? This is possible from London Heathrow only. You will arrive at San José — currently the only direct route connecting Costa Rica and United Kingdom. Flights are operated by British Airways.

United Kingdom to Costa Rica with a stopover

If a stopover works for you, it will provide you with more departure options to reach Costa Rica, as 27 departure airports in United Kingdom offer 1-stop flights to 2 destinations in Costa Rica:

Most popular routes to Costa Rica

Whether you're looking to explore the scenic landscapes, charming towns and vibrant cities of Costa Rica, visit friends and family or simply need to attend a business meeting — we've got you covered. Check out the list below to find the most popular non-stop flights available for your journey.

Popular routes to Costa Rica with a stopover

If there is no airport near you offering direct flights to Costa Rica, don't worry — you can still reach the country with a brief stopover along the way.

Below is a list of the most popular routes that require a stopover.

To see all 1- or 2-stop flight options, simply use the "Show indirect destinations" button on the map, or use the search bar to select your departure airport and discover all available routes from there to Costa Rica!

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