There are 7 ways to get from Belize City to Costa Rica by plane, bus, ferry, car, 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 from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
best- Fly from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BZE - SJO
8h 9m$325–705Fly from Belize City Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TZA - SJO
9h 15m$75–362Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Belize City to Dangrigabus
- Take the bus from Dangriga to Independencebus
- Take the ferry from Big Creek to Puerto Cortesferry
- Drive from Puerto Cortes to San Pedro Sulacar
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
28h 21mDrive 1,481.8 km
- Drive from Belize City to San Josécar 1,481.8 km
26h 10m$309–445Shuttle to Mundo Maya Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Flores
- Fly from Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRS - SJO
10h 29mBus
- Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sjo
38h 44m$170–924Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
39h 6m$195–919
Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belize City to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $70 - $370 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Belize City to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $320 - $750.
The distance between Belize City and Costa Rica is 967 km. The road distance is 1481.8 km.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Belize City to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Belize City to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $320 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $950 and takes 38h 44m.
Yes, the driving distance between Belize City to Costa Rica is 1482 km. It takes approximately 26h 10m to drive from Belize City to Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Belize City, Belize and Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Belize City to Terminal Atlántico Norte via San Salvador and Terminal San Benito - CCA in around 38h 44m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Belize City Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–460
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Bus from Belize City to Dangriga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200
- Website
- https://www.belizegroundtransfers.com/
- Phone
- +1 501 702 2049
- office@jamesbus.bz
- Website
- go.jamesbus.bz
Bus from Dangriga to Independence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://go.jamesbus.bz/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575040944764
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +501 614 9503
- ndiazbelize@gmail.com
- Website
- nelsonmayaadventures.com
Shuttle from Belize City to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.nelsonmayaadventures.com/
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Bus from Belize City to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–850
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $700–850
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
- 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
- +504 9918 9847
- prideofbelize825@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Big Creek to Puerto Cortes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $77
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063679711207
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