There are 4 ways to get from Balboa to Costa Rica by taxi, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Pasto, fly
best- Take the taxi from Balboa to Pasto (PSO)taxi
- Fly from Pasto (PSO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PSO - SJO
9h 34m$156–490Taxi to Popayan Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Balboa to Popayan-Airport-PPNtaxi
- Fly from Popayan Airport (PPN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PPN - SJO
8h 41m$399–1,469Taxi to Ipiales, fly
- Take the taxi from Balboa to Ipiales (IPI)taxi
- Fly from Ipiales (IPI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IPI - SJO
12h 33m$344–1,084Bus, bus to Cali, fly
- Take the bus from Balboa to Terminal Popayánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLO - SJO
13h 37m$390–840
Pasto (PSO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balboa to Costa Rica is to taxi and fly which costs $150 - $490 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Balboa to Costa Rica is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Balboa and Costa Rica is 1360 km.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Balboa to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Balboa. It is currently 8:13 AM in Balboa and 7:13 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 710+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Balboa, Cauca, Colombia and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Balboa to Costa Rica. However, you can take the taxi to Pasto (PSO) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Popayan-Airport-PPN airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pasto to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Pasto to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pasto to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Popayan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Popayan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Ipiales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ipiales to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–800
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Pasto to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cali, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Pasto to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Phone
- +57 314 7262618
- info@sotracauca.com
- Website
- Sotracauca S.A.
Bus from Balboa to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- Sotracauca S.A.
- Phone
- +57 311 617 1013
- contactenos@taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Website
- Tax Belalcazar
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- Tax Belalcazar
- Phone
- +57 313 660 5124
- coomotorista@gmail.com
- Website
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Estimated price
- $55–140
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