Flying from Seattle to Costa Rica

Big news! Alaska Airlines has now opened up new routes to Costa Rica from Seattle. Fly starting $249 one way from Seattle/LAX to Liberia or San Jose, Costa Rica.

I grew up in Washington state so when I began visiting Costa Rica, SeaTac was the airport I flew out of. SeaTac is a big airport but unfortunately not a hub to Central America. It’s a great option to Asia or Hawaii but flying to C. America is not so straightforward because there is no direct flights.

The one good thing is that there are many different ways to fly from Seattle to Costa Rica but it does take a lot of research to find a good flight. If you’re lucky and are consistently checking, you can snag one for a good price with a fair layover.

*All prices are in USD*.

LIR or SJO airport?

Costa Rica has 2 international airports: San Jose International Airport (SJO airport code) and Liberia International Airport (LIR airport code). SJO is a little outside San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica. LIR is in Liberia,…