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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Costa Rica

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stops$2,159
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$2,424
San José
San José2 stops$2,159
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$2,424

Book Cheap Melbourne to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to Costa Rica that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to Costa Rica

Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep
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09:45 - 12:03
MEL
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SJO
42h 18m
2 stops
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07:00 - 06:45
SJO
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MEL
31h 45m
2 stops
$2,038Multiple Airlines
Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep
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11:05 - 12:03
MEL
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SJO
40h 58m
3 stops
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13:03 - 11:10
SJO
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MEL
30h 07m
2 stops
$2,056Multiple Airlines
Mon, 31 Aug - Mon, 7 Sep
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13:35 - 12:03
MEL
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SJO
38h 28m
2 stops
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13:03 - 05:00
SJO
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MEL
23h 57m
1 stop
$2,159Qantas Airways
Mon, 31 Aug - Mon, 7 Sep
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09:45 - 13:52
MEL
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SJO
44h 07m
2 stops
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13:03 - 10:00
SJO
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MEL
28h 57m
2 stops
$2,220Qantas Airways
Mon, 31 Aug - Mon, 7 Sep
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13:35 - 13:52
MEL
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SJO
40h 17m
1 stop
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13:03 - 05:00
SJO
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MEL
23h 57m
1 stop
$2,222Qantas Airways
Mon, 30 Nov - Mon, 14 Dec
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12:45 - 13:10
MEL
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LIR
41h 25m
2 stops
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08:35 - 10:30
LIR
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MEL
32h 55m
2 stops
$2,751United Airlines
Mon, 30 Nov - Mon, 14 Dec
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08:30 - 13:10
MEL
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LIR
45h 40m
2 stops
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08:35 - 10:30
LIR
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MEL
32h 55m
2 stops
$2,761United Airlines
Thu, 3 Dec - Fri, 25 Dec
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11:30 - 20:39
MEL
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SJO
26h 09m
2 stops
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01:15 - 09:30
SJO
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MEL
39h 15m
2 stops
$2,765United Airlines
Mon, 7 Dec - Sat, 26 Dec
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12:45 - 08:32
MEL
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SJO
36h 47m
1 stop
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06:40 - 09:30
SJO
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MEL
33h 50m
1 stop
$2,765United Airlines
Thu, 24 Dec - Sat, 2 Jan
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12:00 - 22:45
MEL
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SJO
27h 45m
1 stop
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00:34 - 05:00
SJO
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MEL
35h 26m
1 stop
$13,095American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Costa Rica flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Costa Rica, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne Airport to Costa Rica is August, when tickets cost $0 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,697 and $3,378 respectively.

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FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Costa Rica.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Melbourne to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne 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 10061 reviews
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
Airline reviews

Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.

4.0 Okayziv, May 2026
SYD - LAX
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Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

Crew seemed annoyed by the fact we were there. Very unpleasant

I had very little time to change planes originally in Denver after my flight from Omaha. I had an hour and a half layover in Denver originally and my flight leaving Omaha was delayed an hour because they had to change a tire, which I can understand. When I reached Denver my other flight was late, fortunately, but I still had only 10 minutes to run about a mile through the airport to get to my flight. Again, fortunately, I am a healthy 71-year-old and was able to accomplish this feat. However, the stress was more than necessary to bear.

Honestly didn’t like anything. Crew was in rush . Food was ok and there was no whiskey. Have to pay extra $ if you want to drink whiskey . They only provide wine and beer.

Compared to other international Airlines the infotainment system is need of overhaul. Doesn't have music it's got a limited selection of movies but I was impressed that an American airline was showing the documentary on John Farnham an Australian singer!

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