COSTA RICA: Take Flight for 2022: What’s New in LATAM

Costa Rica’s Covid-19 protocols and new airline arrivals.

This is the list of the airline that fly to and from the Guanacaste airport, Costa Rica. Also, Edelweiss just inaugurated the first flighht from Zurich, Switzerland, representing the seventh source market for tourists from Europe prior to the start of the pandemic.

• Air Canada
• Air Transat
• Alaska Airlines
• American Airlines
• Copa Airlines
• Delta Airlines
• Edelweiss
• JetBlue Airlines
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• SANSA Airlines
• Southwest Airlines
• Sun Country Airlines
• Sunwing Airlines
• TUI Fly
• United Airlines
• WestJet Airlines

Costa Rica Entry Requirements:

From Dec. 17, 2021 visitors vaccinated abroad (Costa Rican citizens orforeigners) who do not have a QR code will be able to verify their vaccination status using the physical card provided when they were last vaccinated. This will allow individuals to enter comercial establishments which require proof of vaccination.

Complete the digital form called HEALTH PASS, available at https://salud.go.cr. The Health Pass can only be completed within 72 hours before arrival in the country. It can be accessed via updated browsers except for Internet Explorer. One form must be completed per person, including minors.

Travel Policy

Tourists who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and individuals aged 18 and younger (even if unvaccinated) can enter the country without a travel policy. The last dose of the vaccine must have been applied at least 14 days prior to arrival into Costa Rica.

The list of authorized vaccines include:

• AstraZeneca: Covishield, Vaxzervia, AXD1222, ChAdOx1,
ChAdOx1_nCoV19 India
• Janssen: COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen, Johnson & Johnson y
Ad26.COV2.S
• Moderna: Spikevax, mRNA-1273
• Pfizer-BioNTech: Comirnaty, BNT162b2 y Tozinameran
• Sinovac: COVID-19 Vaccine (vero cell), Coronavac ™
• Sinopharm: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (vero cell), Inactivated (InCoV)
• Covaxin: BBV152, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccinated tourists must attach their vaccination certificate to the Health Pass. As proof, vaccination certificates and vaccination cards that contain at least the following information will be accepted:

• Name of the individual who received the vaccine
• Date of each dose administered
• Pharmaceutical site
• In the case of U.S. travelers, the “COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card” will be accepted.