{
  "response": {
    "Key": "TPA-CR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "TPA",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Tampa",
      "fullCity": "Tampa, Florida",
      "airport": "Tampa Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Costa Rica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Costa Rica can I fly to from Tampa?",
        "answer": "From Tampa you can fly non-stop to San José on JetBlue or connect through Miami or Fort Lauderdale to reach Liberia. San José is best for city stays and central highlands, while Liberia serves Guanacaste beach resorts and the Nicoya Peninsula."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Tampa to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Tampa to San José, Costa Rica, a non-stop flight takes about 3 hours southbound and around 3 hours 20 minutes on the return. One-stop routes to Liberia typically run 5 to 7 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Tampa to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Tampa to Costa Rica. Most itineraries connect through Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Atlanta, with total travel times typically ranging from about 5½ to 8 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Tampa to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Tampa to Costa Rica you can fly nonstop with JetBlue, or connect via American, Delta, United, Southwest, or Copa hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Tampa to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Tampa to Costa Rica are May, April, and September, with the lowest fares typically appearing in late spring and early fall. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead yields the best prices, and departing on a Thursday or in the afternoon tends to be cheaper than other days and times. Peak summer months and the December holiday season 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 Tampa to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For Tampa to Costa Rica, the best time to book is about 9 to 12 weeks ahead, when fares average around $441 — you'll typically pay $80 more if you wait until the last minute.",
        "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, travelers often choose San José for culture and transit, Arenal for volcanoes and hot springs, Monteverde for cloud forests, Manuel Antonio for beaches and wildlife, and Guanacaste for dry sunny coastlines."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Tampa to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist visits to 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 your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Costa Rica are best to fly into from Tampa?",
        "answer": "From Tampa to Costa Rica, San José's Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary gateway with the most flight options and connections to domestic flights and shuttles. Liberia's Daniel Oduber International Airport is better for direct access to Pacific beach resorts like Tamarindo and Papagayo. There are no long-distance trains in Costa Rica, so onward travel is by road or domestic flight."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "In Costa Rica, the dry season from December to April offers sunny weather but higher prices and crowds. The green season from May to November brings afternoon showers, lush landscapes and lower rates, with a brief dry spell in July."
      }
    }
  }
}