$92 Find Cheap Flights from Minneapolis to Costa Rica

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Cheap Flights from Minneapolis to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stops$440
Liberia
Liberianonstop$397
San José
San José2 stops$440
Liberia
Liberianonstop$397

Book Cheap Minneapolis to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Minneapolis 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 round-trip flight deals from Minneapolis to Costa Rica

Mon, Mar 2 - Sun, Mar 8
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9:18 am - 3:00 pm
MSP
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LIR
5h 42mnonstop
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2:54 pm - 9:36 pm
LIR
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MSP
5h 42mnonstop
$397Sun Country Air
Sun, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 9
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9:12 am - 2:54 pm
MSP
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LIR
5h 42mnonstop
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2:54 pm - 9:36 pm
LIR
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MSP
5h 42mnonstop
$415Sun Country Air
Sun, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 9
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9:12 am - 2:54 pm
MSP
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LIR
5h 42mnonstop
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2:54 pm - 9:36 pm
LIR
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MSP
5h 42mnonstop
$420Sun Country Air
Sat, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 8
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9:55 am - 3:37 pm
MSP
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LIR
5h 42mnonstop
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2:54 pm - 9:36 pm
LIR
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MSP
5h 42mnonstop
$433Sun Country Air
Sat, Feb 28 - Thu, Mar 5
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1:30 pm - 12:22 pm
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SJO
22h 52m
2 stops
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12:35 pm - 8:23 pm
SJO
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MSP
31h 48m
1 stop
$440Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 8
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4:54 pm - 3:20 pm
MSP
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SJO
22h 26m
2 stops
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7:05 am - 11:26 pm
SJO
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MSP
15h 21m
1 stop
$441Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 8
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4:54 pm - 3:20 pm
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SJO
22h 26m
2 stops
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7:05 am - 11:26 pm
SJO
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MSP
15h 21m
1 stop
$445Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15
American Airlines Logo
6:03 am - 1:10 pm
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LIR
8h 07m
1 stop
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2:10 pm - 9:54 am
LIR
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MSP
18h 44m
1 stop
$463American Airlines
Sun, Apr 12 - Wed, Apr 22
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5:41 pm - 11:24 am
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LIR
18h 43m
2 stops
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2:10 pm - 9:54 am
LIR
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MSP
18h 44m
1 stop
$468American Airlines
Fri, Apr 10 - Wed, Apr 15
American Airlines Logo
7:05 am - 1:40 pm
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LIR
7h 35m
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12:30 pm - 10:52 pm
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MSP
9h 22m
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$483American Airlines
Booking Insights

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

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

What is the cheapest Minneapolis to Costa Rica flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Costa Rica from Minneapolis found in the last 72 hours was to Liberia, at $199 round-trip. The most popular route is from Minneapolis (MSP) to Liberia (LIR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $199.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Minneapolis to Costa Rica?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $564, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Minneapolis to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis to Costa Rica is July, when tickets cost $586 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $770 and $755 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Minneapolis to Costa Rica?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Costa Rica, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Minneapolis to Costa Rica, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$192
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 16% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Minneapolis to Liberia

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • What is the additional charge for on the return leg of my trip?

    That fee represents the Costa Rica departure tax. If it is not on your ticket, you will need to pay at the airport. At both SJO and LIR, there are areas with staff who will take your payment. The fee of about $30 can be paid with cash (either American or Colones), VISA, or Mastercard.

  • Can I find tourist information at the airport in Costa Rica?

    Both SJO and LIB provide a great deal of information on things to do. You can even reserve your hotel room from the airport terminals.

  • Should I exchange my money before I fly into Costa Rica?

    Both Guanacaste and Juan Santamaria Airports have currency exchange services onsite. However, keep in mind that many businesses in Costa Rica accept the American dollar.

  • Will a traveler with reduced mobility be able to maneuver airports in Costa Rica?

    Absolutely. Both LIR and SJO were designed to accommodate passengers with reduced mobility or disabilities. Consider requesting wheelchair assistance with your airline 48 hours before your flight. SJO also has a wheelchair rental service.

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

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Minneapolis to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Minneapolis to Costa Rica is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Minneapolis to Costa Rica?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Costa Rica

  • If you are interested in visiting the Northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, it would be best to fly into Guanacaste Airport (LIR), which is less than ten miles from the city of Liberia. This airport was previously known as Daniel Oduber International Airport and was recently renamed Guanacaste Airport in 2021. If Guanacaste is your destination, you can get there in just under an hour from LIR. Within the airport are several car rental companies, as well as taxis for hire, a shuttle bus, town cars, and buses.
  • If you’d like to experience the more relaxing Caribbean coast and the city of San Jose, you should fly into Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO), which will bring you closer to the Osa Peninsula and the Central Pacific coast.
  • If you want to explore the more remote areas of Costa Rica, both airports offer domestic flights to get you there. However, SJO is easier and, generally, less expensive to fly out of. At both airports you will have the option of two different airlines, Sansa and Aerobell Airlines.
  • Four lounges are available for travelers at SJO. Entrance fees are nominal, and children under 12 can enter at no charge. Enjoy dining, alcoholic beverages, and conference facilities in these lounges, along with three hours of free WiFi. To make things easier upon your arrival, you may book a lounge pass ahead of time. LIR Airport also has one lounge.
  • We suggest you reserve transportation from the airport before your flight to enjoy maximum convenience; the driver will be ready for you upon your arrival and get you right to your hotel. If there is any delay in your flight, be sure to notify the company, as drivers will wait a maximum of 45 minutes after your scheduled arrival time. Your driver will be waiting in the arrivals area at the airport, holding a sign with your name.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Minneapolis to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Minneapolis 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8206 reviews
7.2Food
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

2.0 MediocreDimitrios, Feb 2026
JFK - DFW
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Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

Everything I mentioned earlier - the airbus was more comfortable indeed and the experience was further enhanced.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Good experience and the flight landed early. There was no food I had or entertainment.

Flight was delayed and no reasons provided. After the passengers were boarded, the crew made announcement that the captain has jot arrived and he would take another 15 mins. All passengers patiently sat until the captain came and started. Terrible experience!

Flight was delayed. No information on why it was delayed. After we boarded the flight, , the crew made announcement that the captain hs not arrived and he will take 15 mins more to arrive. Passengers were just sitting patiently for the captain to arrive and start, Terrible experience.

Totally worth the miles to upgrade to Delta Comfort. Plenty of legroom.

This was my first time flying Delta ever and I had a great experience!

Smallest leg room I've ever had on a plane.

They took all carry-on luggage from Groups 6 -9 - I was group 5 and waiting in line to board - they made me check my luggage too. That then went to baggage claim and delayed departure from the airport. There was overhead room in my seating area - Delta over reacted. Also, had a gentleman next to me that took up 1/2 my seat.

Entertainment kept turning itself off. Gave up on watching a movie.

Both the WIFI and entertainment did not work for 2.5h

The crew made our experience extremely bad. They were rude and didn’t have anything for kids.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

2+ hours delayed Outlet in row 12 did not work Tv monitors did not work Lights kept off the entire flight for at 5pm-7pm flight

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

Both of my flights arrived early and check in process was smooth

The flight was fine. It's the satellite terminal that supports American eagle flights is what sucks. There is only one food option and everything there is way overpriced. I mean I know it's airport pricing, but it's even crazier than that. I bought a sandwich in a plastic container for $18.

Overall it was a good flight. Because we traveled on a Saturday we were upgraded to FC since my wife and I are both Executive Platinum. The only areas for improvement we noted are better snack assortment and perhaps a little nicer plane as American is flying some older planes now. Everything else on this flight was excellent, which is frankly not the norm for American since we have had multiple issues on prior AA flights.

The smell from the bathroom kept wafting through the cabin. It made people sick.

The flight was really crowded. Flight attendants were just ok.

Boarding delayed 20 minutes for no reason, no wifi, in flight entertainment, or snacks / waters?

Didn't get a seat assignment until the last minute even though i picked a seat.

American has been able to implement an algorithm that makes it possible for nearly every one of my evening flights to be late. Congratulations!

I was on a small regional flight from Detroit to Philadelphia. When we landed the outside cruise needed to turn something off with the engine, which took quite a long time. Then, when they allowed us to get off the plane it was outside. They took their time, unloading all the luggage and waited till they unloaded all the luggage before they brought it over to us. It was 9 o’clock at night freezing cold out, and there was no proactive hustle to try to get people their luggage. It was really one of the worst experiences I think I’ve ever had with American until a manager came over. I don’t think they were going to even consider pulling the luggage over to the people that had been waiting outside for at least 10 minutes in the freezing cold.

The flight was fine, once we got underway. It was more than hour delayed

Beverage service was not good. Also just one service in 5 hr 30 min flight. No ask fir water ir anything beside one time beverage service.

Booked through Kayak for $236. They canceled the flight unknown to me; retaining $100 for canceling it. Found out when I went to check in. Rebooked the same flight for $400. Incredibly disappointed. The Sun Country part was as to be expected. Crowded, no food, no arm room but got me where I wanted to go.

3 seperate extremely rude unhelpful staff. Delayed flight. Lost my bag

Sat between 2 big men. I was uncomfortable. Flight was delayed twice. About 2 hours altogether.

It was a good experience. I do wish the seats were roomier. Also, I did not like being charged for my carry on bag

Exceptional take off and landing in snow and wind…thank you to the well skilled pilots!

I liked entertainment system being downloaded on my iPad. The selections were limited but I appreciated being able to use my own screen. The flight was just fine. My only issue was both terminals being far from the main airport. Especially stoning at LAX near midnight and having to wait for a bus to take us to baggage pickup. Very inconvenient.

Just fine but comfort is always an issue since the seats are so close

The Flight was fine, the staff treated me well, the flight got delayed over 5 1/2 hours for maintenance issues....but it worked out OK,, they were very apologetic about it, and it is better to not fly if there is any issue than endanger peoples lives, so in reality that was a good thing, It did cost me extra for parking because I went beyond the time I had purchased for parking at MSP. But all in all, Good flight

I did not take this flight because the reservation made by Kayak was wrong! Kayak owes me a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth.

When I got to the airport in Seattle, they told me the flight "did not exist". Kayak reserved me a seat on a flight that did not exist. This is inexcusable. I was able to change my reservation to a flight that actually did exist, but the flight was later and then I didn't make it in time for the next leg of my trip from Minneapolis to Duluth. Kayak owes me a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth, and a big apology for messing up my reservation.

I was not informed via text about flight delay and gate change. There should have been a notice by the original gate letting us know that there was a change. A half hour before original flight time we realized there was no one there and were told that the gate was changed so we ran across the airport (I was traveling with my aunt who is in her upper 60s) to try to make the flight and then saw that the flight was actually delayed an hour . If you can do something for us to makeup for this we would appreciate it. Thank you

Terrible. Spirit cancelled the flight with 3 hours notice and were absolutely no help getting another flight. Had to make my own reservation on another airline and arrived in Dallas 12 hours later.

The flight itself was great except for an air traffic controller delay. We left 30 min late but they made up most of the time in flight. The booking was frustrating, as we chose a certain flight and it was changed four times. We got to Orlando several hours later than the original flight we chose.

Crew was very nice. Take off and landing were great. Economy seats are not comfortable. Extra cost for snacks.

Less than acceptable. Family members had flights cancelled with no reason. Multiple hour delay, gate changes, poor communication, less than satisfactory. I will never fly with spirit again, which is a shame because it’s a budget friendly option but quite frankly with all of the hassle and hoops that come with flying spirit. Completely unacceptable.

Everything was terrible. Flight was delayed several hours, crew was abrasive. Stuck on runway for over a hour. There was an argument between passengers that nearly turned into a fight while waiting to exit plane, crew did nothing. Took nearly 3 hours to retrieve luggage at baggage claim. Lost an entire day of vacation. Will never fly spirit again under any circumstance

There absolutely needs to be WiFi on flights. Not sure why this new aircraft did not have the capability, but it made for a very frustrating flight. I honestly would have paid twice as much for another airline to have WiFi as an option, especially as a mom with kids who have disabilities.

More comfortable seats, free snacks and soft drinks, some sort of entertainment or WiFi.

Delay at the gate without any communication such as announcement, sign, monitor, email or text. Found out later we were boarded with the knowledge of a significant delay, awaiting communication from Europe. Pilot was the only source of information regarding the delay after a long gate delay and sitting for more than 30 minutes after boarding. More than 2 hour delay, landing at 2 AM. Offered to deplane and reboard, but probably should have just waited rather than repeat the process. Not the first time experiencing the lack of communication with Spirit airlines. This morning was not as bad as showing up to a terminal without an agent (or aircraft) without any sort of communication. Much later an email was sent that stated our flight was rescheduled for a week later. Situations do arise, but simple communication can alleviate a lot of the frustration. Hard to believe a corporation doesn't understand that. But, you get what you pay for...

This was a horrible experience for both KAYAK and Spirit. My flight was canceled with no alternative flight option. I paid $600 for a last minute flight and didn't receive an email from KAYAK regarding the cancelled flight until hours after it was canceled. Never again for either.

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