Have a nice trip! ¡Buen viaje! Gute Reise!

Travel to Costa Rica at your vacation rental Libertad Lodges, near Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal. You can find out what you need in the country of Costa Rica on your e.g. round trip, which are the best travel options and/or where you can book a rental car for Costa Rica, among other things here....in our blog posts. Of course, the best and fastest way to get to the dreamland of Costa Rica is by plane. Actually only by plane. Paradise is just a little bit away. The fastest, sometimes even direct connections can be found at the Airlines of the Lufthansa Group, including Lufthansa from Frankfurt and Swiss and Edelweiss from Zurich. With Iberia and Air Europa you fly with a small stopover in Madrid. With an often cheaper trip with several stopovers, maybe even several days, you should consider the following: - Duration of stopovers: long waiting times at any airport are quite exhausting, annoying and expensive, since you have to buy something to eat and drink despite everything. - Overnight stopover: Sleeping at the airport is only partially a good idea. In our experience, American airports in particular are so extremely air-conditioned that after the night is guaranteed to be sick. If you stay overnight in a hotel, you should consider how much the overnight stay costs, whether it costs anything to get to the hotel and whether it is still worth flying with stopovers. - Waiting times at the stopover during the day: sometimes a good option to do something during the waiting time. In Zurich, for example, city tours are offered from the airport. Public transport connections are very good and all the fuss with tickets and such is easy. - Regulations in the transit country: for America, for example, an ESTA form (digital entry permit) is required, which - of course - also costs extra. We don't write anything about different Corona rules here (status 1/23), there we do not hope that this topic will become relevant again. - Stopovers via different airports are quite tricky but can save you some money. Example Miami - Fort Lauderdale. If you're flying via Miami, you'll continue at Hollywood - Fort Lauderdale Airport. The two airports are well connected with the Trirail train. It is important that sufficient time is planned here, as waiting for the train and, above all, the presentation at the immigration authorities (immigration) can take a long time. If you have the project, it's best to ask us!

We usually book our flights using the usual flight search engines such as swoodoo, opodo, fluege and so on. Of course, it is especially true for direct bookings via the Airlines also possible. For all flight bookings, note the time differences in the different countries - it's better to double-check whether it fits. If you do not want to fly to Costa Rica on the spur of the moment, it is advisable to monitor the prices for several weeks. But beware: there are almost no last-minute bargains on flights! Flight prices are often also seasonal prices. This means that flights are a bit more expensive during popular travel times. Peak Season Costa Rica: December - March Low season Costa Rica: mid-April - mid-November Flexibility of departure and arrival days pays off. Skyscanner and For example, Momondo offers a monthly overview. Save on pastries!! Okay, for Costa Rica with its different climate zones this is easier said than done. However, there are laundries along the way or in hotels that wash your clothes quickly for little money. It's definitely cheaper than a suitcase, you don't have to lug around, you can check in online and don't have to wait forever to hand over your suitcase. From time to time there are special offers or savings weeks with the airlines. So compare the prices directly with the airline. Even buying 2x a one-way ticket can pay off. Just try it out in your flight search. Conclusion 1: We've already flown twice via Miami and Fort Lauderdale... it's enough now because it's really exhausting. Conclusion 2: It is much easier to travel with light luggage.