There are 10 ways to get from Acapulco to Costa Rica by plane, bus, car, taxi, ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ACA - SJO
5h 41m$185–730Fly General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ACA - LIO
18h 29m$135–542Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 2h$262–348Drive 2,444 km
- Drive from Acapulco to San Josécar 2,444 km
35h 39m$328–474Bus to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Acapulco Costera to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEX - SJO
10h 39m$148–372Fly General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ACA - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
14h 14m$264–778Fly General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Cobano, ferry
- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Cobano (ACO)plane ACA - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
11h 54m$211–891Bus
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
2d 4h$277–333Bus #2
- Take the bus from Acapulco Ejido to Salina Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 13h$188–299Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Busbus
2d 14h$234–503
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Acapulco to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $380 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Acapulco to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Acapulco to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Central de Autobuses Papagayo and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Puebla, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel and Terminal San Carlos - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Acapulco and Costa Rica is 1871 km. The road distance is 2444 km.
The best way to get from Acapulco to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Salvador which takes 2 days 2h and costs $260 - $350.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Acapulco to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Acapulco to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Futura, depart from Central de Autobuses Papagayo station.
The best way to get from Acapulco to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $180 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via San Salvador, which costs $260 - $350 and takes 2 days 2h.
Acapulco to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Futura, arrive at Puebla CAPU station.
Yes, the driving distance between Acapulco to Costa Rica is 2444 km. It takes approximately 35h 39m to drive from Acapulco to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Acapulco, Mexico and Costa Rica?
Aeroméxico, Volaris Costa Rica, and three other airlines fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Puebla, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Limón International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Cobano via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Limón International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Cobano via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Puebla to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $40–50
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from Panajachel to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $21–30
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–27
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- estrelladeoro.com.mx
Bus from Acapulco Costera to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Acapulco Costera to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Acapulco Ejido to Salina Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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