Airlines are increasingly offering more direct flights to Costa Rica. It is no secret that Costa Rica is not only one of the most desirable destinations in the world to travel to, but it has also recovered quickly from the actual pandemic.
In the first eleven months of 2021, Costa Rica has received a total of 1,130,377 tourists. This number represents 40% of the visitors who arrived in the country in 2019, before the start of the pandemic.
The largest number of tourists who visited Costa Rica in 2021 came from North America with 794,645 (70%), followed by Europe with 172,790 (15%) and the remainder coming from other regions. That is why airlines are now offering more travel options directly to Costa Rica’s main airport: Juan Santa María International.
We have created a list of the available direct flights to Costa Rica from the main cities of North America and Europe.
Direct flights from USA to San José, Costa Rica:
Los Angeles to SJO:
- Alaska has daily flights available*.
- Avianca has daily flights available*.
- Delta offers 5 flights per week.
- United Airlines flies daily.
Houston to SJO:
- United Airlines (IAH) offers daily flights.
- Southwest (HOU) offers a flight every day of the week.
Chicago (ORD) to SJO:
- American Airlines offers flights 4 times a week*.
- United Airlines flies 3 times a week.
Orlando (MCO) to SJO:
- Frontier flies 3 times a week.
- JetBlue has daily flights.
- Spirit Airlines has daily flights.
Miami area to SJO:
- American Airlines (MIA) offers daily flights.
- Avianca (MIA) offers daily flights.
- Frontier (MIA) offers one flight on Saturdays.
- Spirit (MIA) offers flights Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.
- Spirit (FLL) offers flights daily.
- JetBlue (FLL) offers flights daily.
New York City to SJO:
- United Airlines (EWR) offers flights daily.
- American Airlines (JFK) offers flights daily.
- Avianca (JFK) offers flights daily.
- JetBlue (JFK) offers flights daily.
Washington (IAD) to SJO: United Airlines flies twice a week.
Atlanta to SJO: Delta flies daily to Costa Rica.
Denver to SJO: United Airlines offers flies on weekends*.
Dallas (DFW) to SJO: American Airlines offers flights daily.
*These flights can change due to the pandemic.
Direct flights from Europe to San José, Costa Rica:
Here are all the flights from Europe to Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, serving San José and the surrounding areas:
Amsterdam to SJO: KLM has 3 flights a week.
Frankfurt to SJO: Lufthansa has 2 flights a week.
London to SJO*: British Airways will fly 3 times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Madrid to SJO: Iberia flights are daily and depart at 11.35am.
Paris to SJO: Air France flies Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Zürich to SJO: Edelweiss Air has 4 flights per week.
*These flights can change due to the pandemic.
Direct flights from Canada to San José, Costa Rica:
Here are all the flights from Canada to Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, serving San José and the surrounding areas:
Montreal (YUL) to SJO:
- Air Canada offers flights 4 times a week*.
- Air Transat flies on Thursdays to San José*.
Toronto (YYZ) to SJO:
- Air Canada flies daily.
- Air Transat flies on Thursdays and Sundays*.
*These flights can change due to the pandemic.
*Source: flightconnections.com
Find all about the travel restrictions to enter Costa Rica here.
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