spres242

Good day everyone, I am leaving for Costa Rica on Sunday. My last stop will be Quepos and I am thinking about taking the 10:45 flight from Quepos on Natureair that arrives at 11:10 in San Jose. My flight leaves San Jose International at 1:20. My question is; how far is the Natureair airport from the international airport and do you think I have enough time to get there?
Thank you for all the great posts that helped me plan what I'm sure will be a great trip.

Suzie2

Most likely you would be okay but you aren't allowing for any delays at all. It is about 1/2 hr from Pavas to SJO if traffic isn't bad. Shouldn't be too bad at that time.

tully

That would put you at SJO at noon, only a 1 hour and 20 minutes check-in time. Too close for me! I'd try to take an earlier flight out of Quepos or better yet fly on Sansa, which is right next to SJO.

shillmac

Agree with Tully--we've made it in that amount of time before, but then there have been times when it was more crowded and that tight a squeeze would never have worked. The problem is you just can't predict how busy the airport will be at any given time. Middle of the week, early afternoon SHOULD be less congested, but not necessarily so. . .you'd be taking a chance. But then again, you might not mind spending an extra day or two to catch another flight?

spres242

Thanks so much for your replies. I'm going to take your advice and play it safe with an earlier flight.

airwayvz

Yeah, I'd take the early morning flight out of Quepos. There's one at 8:00 am or so most days. That way you'll have plenty of time to get checked in at the international airport on your way out. It's a small airport, and the lines can get long on your way out.