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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Costa Rica

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How many airports are there in Costa Rica?

There are 10 airports in Costa Rica. The busiest airport is Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO), with 71% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to Costa Rica?

An average direct flight from New Zealand to Costa Rica takes 34h 52m, covering a distance of 18885 km. The shortest route is Auckland (AKL) to San José (SJO) with an average flight time of 26h 30m.

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).

Good to know

Low season

November

Cheapest flight

$1,080
Best time to beat the crowds (41% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Christchurch to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New Zealand to Costa Rica.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New Zealand to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand to Costa Rica is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New Zealand to Costa Rica?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from New Zealand to Costa Rica with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New Zealand to Costa Rica?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from New Zealand to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Costa Rica

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Costa Rica flight deals.

Reviews of the top airline 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.
7.1
American AirlinesOverall score based on 12019 reviews
7.9Crew
7.5Boarding
6.8Entertainment
6.4Food
7.2Comfort
Airline reviews

I paid extra for a seat up front and at last minute was moved to the 2nd to last row - which I could have had for free. No reason and no refund. Really great customer service American

4.0 OkayJeanne, Aug 2026
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I paid extra for a seat up front and at last minute was moved to the 2nd to last row - which I could have had for free. No reason and no refund. Really great customer service American

Horrible! We departed out of terminal 5, not only was the sign for flights and gate information were so badly organized that it took 2 minutes for all of the flight info load for the correct airline. One would think BA would have new and well managed jet ways, but no you had to take a bus to the plane. It took for every and detailed departure by 40 mins. I’ve had better class of service from Indian Airlines. BA needs to work on upscaling to meet the Industry norms. I can see regional airlines using this loading method but not on an international flight.

To have arrived on time and not 3 hours late after having already spent $100 to change to an earlier flight, only to arrive back home close to the original flight time.

Cleared standby and gave up my seat. Terrible policy and boarding experience

We were upgraded to Business Class. So comfortable with great service and food options

For whatever reason, the flight was not catered -we were told it would be a 45 minute delay waiting for catering - so no food. There were opened candy and peanuts in the seatback pocket. Flight landed early in DFW but due to the assigned gate not being available, we sat on the ground for 30 minutes waiting for the gate to open - making the flight actually arrive at the gate late.

There was no TV's on the plane? I tried to activated the WiFi multiple times before the plane took off but it wasn't work well.

No entertainment yatem in flight at seat 51H. Would not shut down either leaving a self moving and openin and changing menus with changes in colors,images brightness levels sort of the type when you get sleep deprivation and image overload when being tortured during an interrogation. 8 hours worth of it. Unable to place backpack underneath seat on that chair. One female stewardess was excellent as she gave up her carryon's space for my backpack but the rest of the iberia crew were very sharp an chtting during the whole flight. The plane did not have hot water so nobody had coffee nor tea. The plane was not up to par to be flying.

The crew was very helpful and the aircraft was clean. More attentiveness to us in business class.

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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