Costa Rica travel advice

Explore Covid-19 statistics relating to new cases and the vaccine rollout in Costa Rica plus up-to-date travel advice on entry requirements from government agencies.

Entry requirements for Costa Rica
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Vaccine rollout (%) Fully vaccined
- 84
New cases/100k 7-day
- 195

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Costa Rica covid live updates

Travel advice for Costa Rica - UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
Travellers' health for Costa Rica - Ministry of Health, Costa Rica
Coronavirus timeline in Costa Rica - Our World in Data
Latest info on travel to Costa Rica - Costa Rica Tourism Board

FCDO travel advice

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Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Below are the latest statistics on Covid-19 vaccinations in Costa Rica showing the number of people and percentage of the population who are partially or fully vaccinated.

As of 10/03/2023	Number of people	Percentage of population
Partially vaccinated	4,616,495	89.8%
Fully vaccinated	4,327,110	84.2%

The Covid-19 vaccination statistics for Costa Rica is provided by Our World in Data. Last updated on 10/03/23.

Covid-19 statistics - new cases

The figures below show the average numbers of new cases per 100,000 of population for Costa Rica recorded in the latest 7-day period and the percentage difference from the week before, plus charts showing the numbers of new cases recorded over the past 10 weeks.

Week ending	7-day average	7-day weekly change
2023-01-01
2023-01-08	195.2

New cases 7-day average

The 7-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for Costa Rica recorded over the past 10 weeks.

102.7

47.3

52.8

n/a

102.6

n/a

68.6

178

n/a

195.2

06/11

13/11

20/11

27/11

04/12

11/12

18/12

25/12

01/01

08/01

The number of newly recorded cases per 100,000 of population for Costa Rica is provided by Our World in Data and is updated weekly.

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Entry requirements & travel restrictions

Below is the latest information on the travel and tourism status of Costa Rica including entry requirements and the rules on pre-departure Covid-19 testing and quarantine.

Are there entry restrictions to Costa Rica due to Covid-19?

Costa Rica is open for tourism from the UK. There are no special entry requirements for Costa Rica.

Check out Costa Rica Tourism Board for more information.

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Open for tourism
O*
Open for vaccinated arrivals
Q*
Quarantine for unvaccinated
V
Vaccination required
T|V
Test or vaccination required
Q
Quarantine required
T
Test required
T+V
Test + vaccination required
C
Closed for tourism

Do I need to quarantine in the UK if I travel from Costa Rica?

You do not need to quarantine on arrival in the UK from Costa Rica. The UK no longer requires a passenger locator form, Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination.