There are 9 ways to get from Belize 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)BZE - SJO
8h 11m$325–705Ferry, bus to La Aurora International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Punta Gorda to Muelle Municipal
- Take the bus from Puerto Barrios to Guatemala
- Fly from La Aurora International Airport (GUA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)GUA - SJO
12h 3m$113–313Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Belize City to Dangriga
- Take the bus from Dangriga to Independence
- Take the ferry from Big Creek to Puerto Cortes
- Drive from Puerto Cortes to San Pedro Sula
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Bus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
28h 21mDrive 1,481.8 km
- Drive from Belize City to San José1,481.8 km
26h 7m$309–445Shuttle to Mundo Maya Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Flores
- Fly from Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)FRS - SJO
9h 29m$203–436Ferry, drive, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Punta Gorda to Muelle Municipal
- Drive from Muelle Municipal to Corinto
- Take the bus from Corinto to San Pedro Sula
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)SAP - SJO
7h 17m$176–599Ferry to Puerto Barrios Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Punta Gorda to Muelle Municipal
- Fly from Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)PBR - SJO
9h 32m$123–533Bus
- Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico NorteSjo
38h 44m$170–924Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
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 to Costa Rica is to ferry and bus and fly which costs $110 - $320 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Belize to Costa Rica is to ferry and drive and bus and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Belize and Costa Rica is 967 km. The road distance is 1481.8 km.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Belize to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Belize to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $320 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $950 and takes 38h 44m.
Yes, the driving distance between Belize to Costa Rica is 1482 km. It takes approximately 26h 7m to drive from Belize to Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Belize and Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines flies from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 6 times a week. 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
- avianca.com
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–320
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–320
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–320
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Puerto Barrios Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Puerto Barrios Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Puerto Barrios Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from La Aurora International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from La Aurora International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Puerto Barrios Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from La Aurora International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from La Aurora International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
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
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from San Ignacio to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- getawaytravelsint@gmail.com
- Website
- belizetransfer.com
Shuttle from San Ignacio to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- https://belizetransfer.com/travels/
- Phone
- +52 983 120 0459
- marlinespadasmexico@gmail.com
- Website
- marlinespadas.net
Shuttle from San Ignacio to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- marlinespadas.net
- Book at
- marlinespadas.net
- Phone
- +502 2471 0952
- Website
- mmcorporacion.com
Bus from Corinto to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- mmcorporacion.com
- Phone
- +502 2326 959
- servicioalcliente@litegua.com
- Website
- sistemas.litegua.com
Bus from Puerto Barrios to Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- sistemas.litegua.com
- Primera Plus
- $14
- Primera Clase
- $20
- Especial Plus
- $7
- 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
- Phone
- +501 602 0807
- watertaxipg@gmail.com
Ferry from Punta Gorda to Muelle Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/requenascharterservice
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Ferry from Punta Gorda to Muelle Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Ferry from Punta Gorda to Muelle Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
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