{
  "response": {
    "Key": "WAS-CR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "WAS",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Washington",
      "fullCity": "Washington, United States",
      "airport": "Ronald Reagan National Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Costa Rica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Costa Rica can I fly to from Washington?",
        "answer": "From Washington you can fly non-stop to Liberia in Guanacaste for Pacific beaches and resorts, or connect through San Jose, the capital and main hub, for access to the Central Valley, Caribbean coast, and domestic flights to destinations like Quepos or Tamarindo."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Washington to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Washington to Costa Rica, non-stop flights to San José typically take about 4 hours 30 minutes southbound and slightly longer northbound. One-stop itineraries to Liberia or San José usually range from 6 to 9 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Washington to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Yes, you can fly non-stop from Washington Dulles to San José on United Airlines. Flight time is roughly 5 hours 15 minutes southbound. If you are flying from National Airport or prefer Liberia, a one-stop connection via Miami, Atlanta or Panama City is typical, with total travel times around 7 to 9 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Washington to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "From Washington to Costa Rica you can fly nonstop on United or Southwest, or connect via Copa, American, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit and others."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Washington to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Washington to Costa Rica are May, April, and June, with fares typically lowest in late spring. Booking about 10 to 13 weeks ahead yields the best prices, while peak summer and the December holidays are considerably 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 Washington to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For flights from Washington to Costa Rica, the sweet spot is booking about 10 to 13 weeks ahead, when average fares drop to around $467.",
        "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. Airlines and weekly frequencies are compiled from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). We count each operating carrier's scheduled weekly departures and the days it flies; where there is no nonstop service, connecting carriers are identified by linking scheduled nonstop segments through common hub airports. Where a median fare is shown for a carrier, it reflects the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "Top destinations in Costa Rica are San José for culture, Arenal for volcanoes and hot springs, Monteverde for cloud forests, Manuel Antonio for beaches and wildlife, and Guanacaste for easy Pacific coast access."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Washington to Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens visiting Costa Rica for tourism generally do not need a visa for stays 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 check official sources before you depart."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Costa Rica are best to fly into from Washington?",
        "answer": "From Washington to Costa Rica, Juan Santamaría in San José is the main hub with the most flights and easy connections to the Pacific coast and rainforests. Liberia in Guanacaste is better for direct beach access and resorts, especially from December to April when nonstop flights may be available."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Costa Rica?",
        "answer": "For Costa Rica, the dry season from mid-December to April offers the best weather, but it is also the busiest and most expensive. The green season from May to November sees afternoon rains, lower prices, and fewer crowds, with a drier period in July."
      }
    }
  }
}