{
  "response": {
    "Key": "FLL-CR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "FLL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "fullCity": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida",
      "airport": "Hollywood Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Costa Rica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Costa Rica can I fly to from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale you can fly non-stop to San José and Liberia. San José is the main hub for connections to other parts of Costa Rica, while Liberia is ideal for Pacific beach destinations. One-stop options via Miami or Panama City also serve these cities."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to San José, Costa Rica generally take about 2 hours and 50 minutes, while the return leg is slightly shorter at around 2 hours 40 minutes. If connecting through another city, total travel time to San José or Liberia typically ranges from 5 to 8 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Yes, non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica are available, with service to both San José and Liberia. JetBlue and Spirit operate non-stops to San José, while JetBlue also flies to Liberia. Flight times are roughly 3 to 3½ hours. If you need more flexibility, one-stop options through Miami or Panama City add 1 to 3 hours to total travel time."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Nonstop: Spirit to San José. One-stop: American via Miami, United via Houston, Copa via Panama City, Delta via Atlanta."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Fort Lauderdale to San José are May, April, and August, while peak summer (July) and the December holidays bring the highest fares. Booking about 4–7 weeks ahead tends to yield the lowest prices, and midweek departures — especially Wednesday — are cheaper than weekend flights. Afternoon and evening departures often offer the best value, and you'll generally pay more during late-night or early-morning windows.",
        "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 Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For flights from Fort Lauderdale to San José, Costa Rica, the optimal booking window is about 4 to 7 weeks before departure, when fares average around $566 and can dip as low as $560 at 45 days out.",
        "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. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "In Costa Rica, top destinations include San José for culture and connections, Arenal for volcano views, Monteverde for cloud forests, Manuel Antonio for beaches and wildlife, and Guanacaste for dry-season sun."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist stays of up to 90 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 before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Costa Rica are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Costa Rica, most direct flights arrive at San José’s Juan Santamaría Airport, which offers the most U.S. connections and easy access to the Central Valley and Pacific coast. Liberia’s Daniel Oduber Airport is better for northwest beach resorts like Tamarindo and Papagayo, with seasonal nonstops from FLL. Costa Rica has no train network for onward travel, so you will rely on shuttles, rental cars, or domestic flights."
      },
      "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 days, but it is also the busiest and priciest. May to July and November offer a good balance of lower prices and lighter crowds, though you will encounter some rain. The rainiest months are September and October."
      }
    }
  }
}