Costa Rica is a very small country, and going from one place to the other should be a matter of a few hours, however, the different road infrastructure problems that affect certain communities, the heavy traffic during peak seasons and sometimes just the convenience of saving time, has made domestic flights a great option for nationals and foreigners.

During 2015 Nature Air provided domestic transportation service to 22,900 national passengers, while in 2016 this number increased to 38,500.

Nature Air and Fly Sansa are the two main domestic airlines in Costa Rica, offering service to: Tamarindo, Quepos, Arenal, Drake Bay, Golfito, Puerto Jiménez, Limón, Punta Islita, Nosara, Tortuguero, Liberia, Tambor, Palmar Sur, San Isidro (Pérez Zeledón). Flights leave from Pavas Airport in San José or the Juan Santamaría Airport and have an average cost of $50-$60 each way.
Domestic flights can be as short as 25 minutes and up to 50 minutes, beating road trips of 3 to 8 hours.

This service has also become a great option for professionals that have business in different areas of the country.

Nature Air has quiet aircrafts, Twin Otter DHC6 300 Vistaliner with capacity for 19 passengers, the crew includes 2 pilots.

Nature Air is currently offering a special package of 16 one-way airlines tickets, 13 of which can be used in domestic flights and 3 for any of the international destinations they fly to. The tickets can be used between March and November of this year.

Sansa usually offers more affordable tickets, has a new fleet of Cessna Grand Cravanas that have capacity for an average 10-14 passengers and crew also includes 2 pilots.

Domestic flights are a great alternative to avoid traffic as you travel to your favorite vacation destination during the Holy Week coming up.