Any time you travel to Costa Rica your best bet for getting cheap airfare is to know a good deal when you see one. The second most important thing to know when shopping for flights is that cheapest is almost never the best. The third and maybe most important is that finding the least expensive … [Read more...]
Costa Rica’s Domestic Airlines
A few domestic airlines serve Costa Rica with scheduled flights. The well known premium tourist airline, NatureAir, ceased operations in January 2018 and a pack of newcomers propose to pick up the slack for the 2019 high travel season - Green Airways, Aerobell, SkyWay, and TAC all have, or promise … [Read more...]
Nature Air Grounded
Update January 21, 2019 - One year after shutting down Nature Air has made a financial settlement with Lloyd's of London and announced that they are accepting offers of financing and job applications for all positions in hopes of eventually resuming operations. No new information was provided about … [Read more...]
Flights Worth Taking
Relatively inexpensive small planes serve most of Costa Rica It's tempting to look at a 25 minute flight time compared with a four hour drive and think it's an obvious choice, however, just because a small plane looks like the cheapest fastest way between two points within Costa Rica doesn't mean … [Read more...]
Which Airport is better – LIR in Libera or SJO Outside of San José?
Costa Rica has two international airports - Liberia (Daniel Oduber, LIR) and San José (Juan Santamaría, SJO). Both are fairly modern and efficient but are also operating well over their designed capacity. Your itinerary, interests, budget, timing and other factors will determine which is better or … [Read more...]
Map of Costa Rica’s Airports
Note: Updated May 1, 2018 – Nature Air has been grounded since a fatal crash on December 31, 2017. General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) reinstated their permission to operate in February of 2018 but the airline did not resume operations. As of May 1, 2018 the DGAC has suspended Nature … [Read more...]
Tips for Travel on Domestic Airlines
Domestic flights can be a great way to see some of the more remote areas of Costa Rica. Distances are short, flights from San José are under an hour to anywhere, and prices can be as low as $40-70 one way which is very competitive with renting an SUV or riding in a tourist transport bus for a … [Read more...]
LIR Live Flight Updates
Daniel Oduber Liberia International Airport Costa Rica (LIR) Check the status of your flight. All times are local (Central American Standard Time). Most airlines require you to be at the airport at least three hours prior to your scheduled departure time and Costa Rican law requires you to pay … [Read more...]
SJO Live Flight Updates
Juan Santamaría International Airport Costa Rica (SJO) Live Flight Updates Check the status of your flight. All times are local (Central American Standard Time). Most airlines require you to be at the airport at least three hours prior to your scheduled departure time and Costa Rican law requires … [Read more...]
Charter Flights
Private Planes & Helicopters in Costa Rica A thirty minute flight may save six or eight hours compared to ground transportation. save time & money | scheduled flights | charter companies | air destinations | flying Chartering a plane might sound like something only the rich and … [Read more...]
Nature Air Unlimited Flight Pass
Note: Updated July 1, 2018 – It is evident that Nature Air will not be resuming operations. If you are holding tickets, coupons or vouchers for future flights they are probably worthless...see details NOTE: Nature Air discontinued their unlimited flight pass - we're keeping this page … [Read more...]
Good News & Bad News from Southwest Airlines
You want the good news or the bad news first? At the beginning of June 2016 Southwest Airlines made a couple of big announcements about their Costa Rica flights to Liberia (LIR) and San José (SJO) International Airports. Good News - Super Cheap Airfare Round trip fares under $250 including two … [Read more...]
Southwest Airlines Airfare Roulette
Sue has become the master of Southwest Airlines new game "airfare roulette." Since Southwest added flights from Houston Hobby to SJO and LIR Costa Rica and we have easy connections from Colorado it's become our airline of choice. In April 2016 they announced direct flights from L.A. which gives … [Read more...]