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Find cheap flights to Costa Rica from $1,110

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San José
San José3 stops$1,110

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June

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Flight from Auckland to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • How long is the flight to Costa Rica?

    An average direct flight from New Zealand to Costa Rica takes 31h 15m, covering a distance of 18885 km. The most popular route is Auckland - San José with an average flight time of 31h 06m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Costa Rica?

    The cheapest ticket to Costa Rica from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was $2,713. The most popular route is from Auckland to San José and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $2,713.

  • What is the most popular destination in Costa Rica?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is San José (100% of total searches to Costa Rica).

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top airlines flying to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to Costa Rica? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11043 reviews
8.1Crew
6.7Food
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.2Comfort
Airline reviews

Nothing beats ANA customer service on my opinion. Maybe because of their Japanese culture (and food). Arigatō

10.0 ExcellentJacqueline, Apr 2024ORD - NRT
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Nothing beats ANA customer service on my opinion. Maybe because of their Japanese culture (and food). Arigatō

Nice flight, nice crew but no cookie or napkin with my seltzer.

Your app is impossible to use. I couldn't load it. Then i couldn't open it. When i finally got both those things done -with much help -then i couldn't open the app to install a credit card. The upshot was 4 flights without access to food or drink. When i first tried to download united app some company called starlier opened instead and i would up signing up for some 49 dollar a month music service which i still have not been able to cancel.

This flight was a code share on Air New Zealand.

Boarding process was well organized and orderly even though flight was fairly full. Water bottles were provided during boarding which was great as I drink a lot of water. Bathroom was not as clean as it could have been but was acceptable and fairly dry. Food however was mediocre. I have had better food on 2 hour local flights in other countries.

Wheelchair assistance was not complete. The person left me at the departure gate without informing the groundstaff of my requirements. I had to walk to the departure counter to ask for help to reach the plane door. The crew informed me that in future they were not allowed to help passengers like me, senior citizen and Wheelchair passenger with placing their carry on bags in the overhead compartments!

Missed this flight due to delays from my previous flight

Easy peasy. Crew was great. Take-off and landing nice anc chill (good job by the pilot). Thank you UA!

It was a great flight, great crew, excellent service, fantastic brand new place, overall 10+ on the experience! Thank you.

temperature, temperature, temperature. it was hot as balls and everyone around me was complaining and constantly adjusting their vents

A disaster, I lost my connection due to overcrowding at the Miami airport, having a 3-hour layover and the airline did nothing to reboard me on time and I had to sleep on the floor for 18 hours.

Absolutely filthy flight and not equipped for a trans US

Overall it was good. The plane was small and the flight attendants on the Clt to gso route were not that friendly

Cut off carry ons, had to check, got on and there was plenty of bin space. Disappointing.

Best price with timings that suited us. The flight was punctual.

Overall pleasant was delayed and caused transportation issue when landing

The usual wait at Columbus once you land to get to an open gate (20 minutes) and then the usual 30 minutes for your luggage to appear.

Flight from Phoenix to London was very quiet. Excellent space available for comfort, couldn't fault

Everything was very good EXCEPT the food, on a five and a half hour trip. They only gave to us was snacks in first class. They didn't give us pillows or blankets.

A much better flight than our previous. The flight attendant took care of us and regularly checked in to see if we needed anything. Brought us drinks prior to the departure and then a couple more times. Totally makes the difference in how you travel when the crew is checking on their passengers. Great job on this leg of our trip.

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Recent one-way flight deals

3/6Mon
3 stops
30h 31mAKL-SJO
$1,110
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25h 40mAKL-SJO
$1,285
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