{
  "response": {
    "Key": "BOS-CR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "BOS",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Boston",
      "fullCity": "Boston, Massachusetts",
      "airport": "Logan Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Costa Rica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Costa Rica can I fly to from Boston?",
        "answer": "From Boston you can fly non-stop to Liberia in Guanacaste on JetBlue during the winter season. Otherwise you will connect through a U.S. hub to San José or Liberia. San José is the main gateway for the central valley and Caribbean coast, while Liberia serves the Pacific beaches."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Boston to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Boston to Costa Rica, non-stop flights to San José or Liberia are not currently available, so typical one-stop journeys range from 7 to 10 hours depending on the connection. Westbound flights are often slightly shorter due to prevailing winds, with eastbound returns adding 30 minutes to an hour."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Boston to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "You can sometimes find seasonal non-stop flights from Boston to San José or Liberia on JetBlue or other carriers, but service is not year-round. When non-stops are not operating, the most common one-stop routings connect through Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta or Panama City, with total travel times typically between 7 and 10 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Boston to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Boston to Costa Rica, JetBlue and Copa offer nonstop and one-stop flights. Other options include American, Delta, and United via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Boston to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Boston to Costa Rica are March, May, April, and September, with March averaging the lowest fares, while December, July, and January are the priciest. Booking about 6 to 9 weeks ahead tends to secure the best price, and midweek departures (Tuesday/Wednesday) and morning or late-night flights typically cost less than weekend or peak-hour options. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and New Year's are usually more expensive.",
        "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."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Boston to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For flights from Boston to Costa Rica, the optimal booking window is about 6 to 9 weeks before departure, when fares average around $491.",
        "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, top destinations include San Jose as the entry hub, the Arenal area for volcano and hot springs, Guanacaste for Pacific beaches, Manuel Antonio for wildlife and the Caribbean coast for Puerto Viejo and Tortuguero."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Boston to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist stays up to 180 days in Costa Rica. No electronic travel authorization is currently required, but you must have a valid passport and proof of onward travel. Entry rules can change, so verify requirements close to your departure date."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Costa Rica are best to fly into from Boston?",
        "answer": "From Boston to Costa Rica, you will typically fly into San José Juan Santamaría International Airport, which handles most long-haul U.S. flights and offers the best connections for onward travel by road or domestic flight. Liberia Guanacaste Airport is a strong alternative if your destination is a Pacific beach resort, with seasonal nonstop options that save you a long drive from San José."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For Costa Rica, the dry season from December to April offers the best weather but is peak tourist time with higher prices. The green season from May to November sees more rain but lighter crowds and lower costs, with July and August often experiencing a brief drier period."
      }
    }
  }
}