Planning to fly to Costa Rica in the next 2 weeks. Are there any direct flights from Canada or ones that don't go through the USA? Any other considerations?

Hi Jenna,
The flights that have resumed from Canada, flying non-stop to Costa Rica are...
San Jose (SJO) : air canada has resumed flights from Toronto.
Liberia (LIR) : air canada has resumed flights from Toronto. sunwing is scheduled to resume flights from Toronto on Nov 30th.
The other ways to fly from Canada to Costa Rica without stopping in the U.S. would be...
aeromexico: Calgary -> Vancouver -> Mexico City -> San Jose (SJO)
copa: Calgary -> Toronto -> Panama City -> San Jose (SJO)
https://ydeals.com/where-canadians-can-travel#costarica

Thanks! We just booked from Toronto to SJ

Lmer Carrascal: The lockdowns in Ontario do not affect Toronto's YYZ airport. Just local businesses. Here's an article explaining what is affected: https://www.toronto.ca/.../city-of-toronto-supports.../

Darcie Ann Loy flight info changes daily if not hourly!

Jenna just be aware that doesn't qualify for the program

Lori what program

Jenna the quarantine for only two days if u land in Toronto first and then fly into Calgary

Lori got it. But going out from Calgary to Toronto (and then to SJ) there is not one correct?
No quarantine for travel from Calgary Airport to Toronto Airport

Any word of them canceling flights out of the country?

Deb Matthews

westjet flies non-stop from Toronto to Liberia on Saturdays in December, if that helps!

Mary Whitmore
westjet has been booking and cancelling that trip every month for months.

Marianne Murray
YYC to LIR were cancelled for December last week - earliest i think is Jan 5 now. Dunno about TO but when I called about the cancellation they didn't present that

Wayne Reimer
Folks, I’ve said it several times, and I will say it again; there is NOTHING in the aviation industry today that is in any way Firm beyond perhaps 24 hours. flights are being activated and cancelled the next day...dozens and dozens of them. everything is in flux right now. Countries are changing regulations at the drop of a hat, going into lockdown...one day they may have no quarantine, the next they have a 2 or 3 week mandatory. If any of you currently or have in past flown as “Cons” (contingent passengers,..airline employees, family members) you’ll be VERY familiar with the current state of things; it may operate...or not. it may look good for December...or not. you could get on the next flight, or you could be stuck somewhere for two weeks or longer. There are thousands of people who roam the world by boat; sailboats, catamarans, power cruisers...every country with a coastline has hundred of them anchored offshore. There are many, many places that will not allow them onto a dock; they’re anchored offshore and prohibited from coming ashore. there are reports of people being escorted back to their boats at gunpoint but they aren’t allowed to leave; there is no place that will admit them. the same situations are starting to be seen in aviation, and will likely continue. Be smart and be VERY careful going somewhere; you could well spend a LOT more time there than you intended

If you are going to Puerto Viejo I recommend La Tica y La Gata. Quepos I recommend Las Cascadas.

Doina Biolan
Not from Calgary . I just looked .

Hi Georges St-Amour - westjet's non-stop flights from YYC to LIR have yet to resume. They keep getting pushed back by a month. They've been attempting to restart them for a few months. They're now scheduled for January.

If there are any direct flights to San Jose from Canada...highly doubt it, but normally I think there may be a direct flight from Toronto (air canada).

Diego there is. I booked it.

See first post.

I’m here in Costa Rica....flew air canada out of Calgary via Toronto then direct to Costa Rica....

Kevin Patterson
air canada is flying once a week on Fridays from YYZ to LIR using an Airbus A319 and flying under the rouge banner flight number ROU1734.
air canada is flying once a week on Sundays from YYZ to SJO using an Airbus A330-300 flight number AC946.
westjet has yet to land a scheduled flight into Costa Rica since the pandemic.
You can also review this link for the entry requirements to Costa Rica.
https://www.visitcostarica.com/.../pla.../entry-requirements