We recommend at least 35 minutes for a comfortable connection at Nosara. The minimum connection time is 30 minutes for domestic flights and 999 minutes for international flights. Transit between terminals takes up to 3 minutes.

Domestic-to-Domestic: 30 min. Domestic-to-International: 999 min. International-to-Domestic: 999 min. International-to-International: 999 min. These are the shortest layovers airlines will sell at Nosara.

Nosara Airport is a tiny single-runway airstrip serving small domestic prop planes from Sansa and Aerobell, with a small open-air terminal shed and no real connection infrastructure. 'Connecting' here is essentially nonexistent — passengers deplane onto the tarmac and walk a few steps to a small building, so genuine same-airport transfers are rare and informal. There is only one small terminal shed and one apron, so all arriving and departing flights use the same space. There is no shuttle, no train, and no security re-screening between flights since there is effectively no separate airside zone.

This is close to the practical minimum given how few flights operate each day. See full 30 min guide →

More than enough time even accounting for weather delays common to small Costa Rican airstrips. See full 45 min guide →

An hour is more than sufficient physically, though same-day onward flights may simply not exist. See full 1 hr guide →

Very comfortable, with time to grab a coffee or snack nearby before the next puddle-jumper departs. See full 1¼ hr guide →

No operational reason this wouldn't work smoothly at such a small facility. See full 1½ hr guide →

Far beyond what's needed; the airport itself offers little to do while waiting. See full 2 hr guide →

Long layover for a one-room terminal, but poses no connection risk. See full 2½ hr guide →

Excessive for this location, though flight schedules may simply not allow shorter waits. See full 3 hr guide →

A very long wait for such a small airport, likely dictated by limited daily flight slots rather than necessity. See full 4 hr guide →