$1,154 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Costa Rica

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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$2,520
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$2,785
San José
San José2 stops$2,520
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$2,785

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

Sat, 1 Aug - Sat, 8 Aug
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09:45 - 23:15
MEL
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SJO
29h 30m
2 stops
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09:40 - 12:00
SJO
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MEL
34h 20m
3 stops
$2,520Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Sat, 8 Aug
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09:45 - 23:15
MEL
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SJO
29h 30m
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05:45 - 06:45
SJO
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MEL
33h 00m
2 stops
$2,550Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Fri, 7 Aug
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09:45 - 23:46
MEL
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SJO
30h 01m
1 stop
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01:06 - 06:45
SJO
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MEL
37h 39m
1 stop
$2,761Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Fri, 7 Aug
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09:45 - 23:46
MEL
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SJO
30h 01m
1 stop
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01:06 - 12:00
SJO
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MEL
42h 54m
2 stops
$2,763Multiple Airlines
Thu, 19 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
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08:30 - 13:10
MEL
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LIR
45h 40m
2 stops
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09:30 - 10:00
LIR
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MEL
31h 30m
1 stop
$2,785United Airlines
Thu, 19 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
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08:30 - 18:37
MEL
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LIR
27h 07m
2 stops
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08:35 - 10:00
LIR
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MEL
32h 25m
2 stops
$2,792United Airlines
Thu, 19 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
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13:00 - 18:37
MEL
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LIR
46h 37m
2 stops
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14:20 - 09:30
LIR
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MEL
50h 10m
2 stops
$2,797United Airlines
Thu, 19 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
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06:00 - 14:45
MEL
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LIR
25h 45m
2 stops
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13:21 - 09:30
LIR
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MEL
51h 09m
2 stops
$2,852American Airlines
Thu, 19 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
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13:00 - 18:37
MEL
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LIR
46h 37m
2 stops
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09:30 - 10:00
LIR
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MEL
31h 30m
1 stop
$2,911United Airlines
Fri, 3 Jul - Mon, 3 Aug
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10:55 - 18:19
MEL
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LIR
23h 24m
1 stop
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11:10 - 07:30
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MEL
28h 20m
2 stops
$3,236United 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 November, when tickets cost $2,124 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and April, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,705 and $2,764 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$1,154
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne to San José

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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 9865 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
6.6Food
Airline reviews

Very easy ! Use the kiosk and bag drop and right to security within 10 min

10.0 ExcellentJoanne, June 2026
DEN - ORD
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Very easy ! Use the kiosk and bag drop and right to security within 10 min

Horrible! Several delays and then was cancelled! I spent over 24 hours in the airport and was unable to get a hotel or food voucher.

I was promised by United Airline (operated by ANA) that I will be seated together with my kids as I am the only adult flying with two minors. We did not get seats together in our 11 hours flight from LA to Tokyo. When asked at the gate, ANA representative said United Airline should have informed them that there is a parent flying with two minors. He said they can’t do anything in the system as the flight is full. He ask me to ask passengers next to me and the kids if they are willing to change seats. This is ridiculous! However, I went in the flight and asked other passages but no one willing to change seats. 11 hours and we were seating separately. I was very disappointed with this. It made things super inconvenient for me.

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.

Very comfortable seating and the Flight staff were very attentive. The premium economy section that I was seated in was very clean, updated, and well appointed. I would highly recommend flying United Airlines as this experience was better than the Japan Airlines business class that I flew several months ago.

WiFi didn’t exist , seats were super cramped, lights stayed on near my seat for a long time while others were dimmed, the food/trash/drink cart hit my shoulder at least a couple of times while moving, food options were down to just one option by the time it got to my row, the utensils were garbage (knife bent at a couple of places by the time I was done eating) the spoon was very flimsy plastic

Left an hour and a half after the listed time. Up side was it had TV screens on the seat.

They told us yesterday APR21st that they were cleaning the plane and we got delayed. After that they said they didn't had any crew for the flight so they cancelled the flight till next day.

Just a bad day to fly. Flight was delayed from scheduled 6:50 pm departure to 8:50 pm. Combination of factors mostly related to weather at the destination airport (which is where the incoming flight originated) which delayed the inbound flight over an hour. Once on board, we taxied but had to hold again on the taxiway for 10 minutes or so. We did not get wheels up until after 9 pm. The flight was smooth but about 18 minutes from our destination, we had to hold for several minutes more due to weather at ORD. We finally landed at ORD about 11:08 pm (accounting for the time difference, that was about a 3 hour delay from our scheduled departure time). It felt like we were never going to get to our destination. But the flight crew and attendants were very good. The movie selection onboard was also very nice. Got to watch half of a movie just during our taxi from the gate at ATL due to the delay!

Offered to check carry on to final destination. This is the most absurd thing in the world. I'm carrying on because I need what is in the carry-on. I'm okay with picking up at next stop but then I will be on much larger plane that can accommodate it. Also, if there is ever a change to your flight. Go to the airport and have the people there fix your ticket. Don't do it over the phone or online with United they screwed us up and ended up with flights for our last leg that took off before our first leg.

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