{
  "response": {
    "Key": "PHL-CR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "PHL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Philadelphia",
      "fullCity": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania",
      "airport": "Philadelphia Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Costa Rica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Costa Rica can I fly to from Philadelphia?",
        "answer": "From Philadelphia you can fly non-stop to Liberia in the northwest, convenient for Pacific beaches. One-stop routes through hubs like Miami or Atlanta also serve San José, the capital and gateway to the Central Valley and Caribbean coast."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Philadelphia, a non-stop flight to San José takes about 5 hours 15 minutes southbound and roughly 5 hours northbound. One-stop routes to Liberia typically range from 6½ to 9 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Philadelphia to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "There are currently no year-round non-stop flights from Philadelphia to Costa Rica. Most itineraries require one connection, often through hubs like Miami, Atlanta or Charlotte, with total travel times typically between 6 and 9 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Philadelphia to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Philadelphia to Costa Rica you can fly American nonstop, or connect via Delta, United, Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit or Copa hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Philadelphia to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Philadelphia to Costa Rica are May, April, and June, with the lowest fares typically found on Tuesdays and morning departures. Booking about 8 to 11 weeks ahead tends to yield the best prices, while peak summer, December holidays, and Sundays 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. 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 Philadelphia to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For flights from Philadelphia to Costa Rica, the best fares typically appear when booking 6 to 10 weeks ahead, though you can often find good deals as close as 3 weeks out during shoulder seasons."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Popular destinations in Costa Rica include San José for culture and as a hub, Arenal for volcanoes and hot springs, Manuel Antonio for beaches and wildlife, Monteverde for cloud forests, and Tamarindo for surfing and nightlife."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Philadelphia to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. citizen, you do not need a visa for tourist stays in Costa Rica of up to 90 days. No electronic travel authorization is required, but you must have a valid passport and proof of onward travel. Entry rules can change, so verify current requirements before departure."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Costa Rica are best to fly into from Philadelphia?",
        "answer": "From Philadelphia to Costa Rica, you will most likely fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, which is the primary gateway with the most connections from the U.S. and the best hub for exploring inland destinations. For beach resorts, especially on the Pacific coast, consider Liberia Guanacaste Airport, which offers easier access to the Papagayo Peninsula and Nicoya Peninsula."
      },
      "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, while May to November is the green season with fewer crowds and lower prices, especially in gateway cities like San José and Liberia."
      }
    }
  }
}