Air Travel

From abroad, you have two choices of international airports when traveling to and from Costa Rica by air:

     LIR-Liberia Int'l Airport (Guanacaste)
     About a 2 drive to north Puntarenas

     SJO-San Jose Int'l Airport (Central Valley)
     About a 1 hour drive to Central Puntarenas

International Flights

San Jose has a wide range of international airlines that offer daily flights in and out of SJO, from a wide array of worldwide airport connections.

Popular Airlines That Fly To LIR*

Delta Airlines - via Atlanta
American Airlines - via Miami and Dallas/Fort Worth
Continental - via Houston and Newark
USAirways - via Charlotte
United Airlines - via Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington

* direct flights out of L.A., Miami, Boston, New York, Houston, and Atlanta are available

Popular Airlines That Fly To SJO

JetBlue - via Orlando
Spirit Air - via Fort Lauderdale
Delta Airlines - via Atlanta
American Airlines - via Miami and Dallas/Fort Worth
Continental - via Houston and Newark
USAirways - via Charlotte
Grupo Taca - via Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Miami, New Orleans, Washington and Houston
CopaAirlines - via Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, and Washington
United Airlines - via Los Angeles and Washington
Air Canada - via Toronto direct flights out of Los Angeles, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, New York, Houston, and Atlanta are available.