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  "response": {
    "Key": "ORL-CR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "ORL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Orlando",
      "fullCity": "Orlando, Florida",
      "airport": "Orlando Executive Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Costa Rica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Costa Rica can I fly to from Orlando?",
        "answer": "From Orlando you can fly non-stop to San José and Liberia. San José is best for central highlands, volcanoes and culture, while Liberia serves the Pacific beaches of Guanacaste. One-stop connections via Miami or Fort Lauderdale also reach smaller airports like Tamarindo or Limón."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Orlando to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Orlando to Costa Rica, non‑stop flights to San José usually take about 3 hours 15 minutes to 3½ hours, with westbound returns being slightly shorter. For Liberia, you may find non‑stop service around 3 hours as well, while one‑stop itineraries to either city typically range from 5 to 8 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Orlando to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Orlando to Costa Rica. You can fly directly from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to San José (SJO) on JetBlue and Spirit, and to Liberia (LIR) on Southwest. Flight time is about three and a half hours. If non-stops don't suit your dates, one-stop options through Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Panama City usually take five to seven hours total."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Orlando to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Orlando to Costa Rica common choices include JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest, Copa and American via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Orlando to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Orlando to Costa Rica are May, April, and June, with fares climbing in December and January. Midweek departures — especially Thursday — tend to be lower than weekend flights, and midday is the best time of day to depart. Booking about 6 to 9 weeks ahead typically yields the lowest fares, while peak summer and major holidays like Christmas push prices significantly higher.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Orlando to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The best time to book flights from Orlando to Costa Rica is about 6 to 9 weeks ahead, when fares average around $493.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "In Costa Rica, most visitors head to San José for culture and transit, the Arenal area for volcano and hot springs, Monteverde for cloud forests, and the Pacific coast beaches at Manuel Antonio or Guanacaste."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Costa Rica are best to fly into from Orlando?",
        "answer": "From Orlando to Costa Rica, San José's Juan Santamaría International Airport offers the most direct flights and serves as the central hub for exploring the country. Liberia's Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is the best choice for reaching Pacific beach resorts in Guanacaste with fewer connections."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For Costa Rica, December to April is the dry season with sunny skies, but it's also the busiest and priciest. May to November is the green season with lower prices and fewer crowds, though expect afternoon showers."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Orlando Executive Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) sits just three miles east of downtown, so driving or a taxi/ride-share is the quickest way to reach it—usually under 10 minutes. There is no direct public bus or rail line to the airport, but Lynx buses serve nearby Colonial Drive with a short walk or ride-share connection. Parking is available on-site, and ride-share pickups are permitted right at the terminal. For most travelers, a ride-share or taxi is the most popular and convenient choice given the short distance and limited transit options.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_International_Airport",
            "title": "Orlando International Airport",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png",
            "time_published": "2026-07-30T20:55:24Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.orlandoairports.net/",
            "title": "Orlando International Airport (MCO)",
            "time_published": "2026-07-20T08:27:21Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://orlandoairports.net/getting-around-mco",
            "title": "Orlando International Airport (MCO)",
            "time_published": "2026-07-20T08:27:21Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://faa.gov/sfb",
            "title": "Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Federal Aviation Administration",
            "favicon": "https://faa.gov/themes/custom/faa/favicon.png"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Executive_Airport",
            "title": "Orlando Executive Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-07-06T09:34:09Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}