Traveling to Costa Rica

Citizens from most countries in Europe and North America can freely enter the country with just a valid passport, and stay in it for up to 90 days without the need for a visa.

By plane

Most regular flights have the Juan Santamaría International Airport, near the capital San José, as their destination. However, there is an increasing number of flights that land in the Daiel Oduber International Airport, near the city of Liberia, and closer to the beach resorts of Guanacaste in the country’s Northwest.



Most American airlines fly to Costa Rica. From Europe, the Spanish airline Iberia, Dutch Martinair, German Condor an British Airways fly regularly to San José.

The local airline TACSA, belonging to TACA group, flies to several U.S. and Latin American cities.

By road

It is technically possible to enter the country by road from the USA, crossing Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, through the Panamerican Highway.

By sea

The ports of Puntarenas on the Pacific Ocean and Limón in the Caribbean are usual stopovers for cruise boats.