There are 7 ways to get from Chiriquí to Costa Rica by bus, shuttle, car, or plane
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Bus, shuttle via Uvita
best- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Uvitabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Uvita to San José
7h 56m$325–329Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from David to Terminal TRACOPAbus 601 David
10h 20m$21–35Drive 355.9 km
- Drive from Chiriquí to San Josécar 355.9 km
6h 38m$49–71Bus, bus to Golfito, fly
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfitobus
- Fly from Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GLF - SJO
6h 15m$149–610Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San JoséPrivate
9h 45m$505Bus via Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Terminal TRACOPAbus By Costanera / ...
9h 32m$23–29Bus, bus to Puerto Jiménez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chiriquí to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Ciudad Neilybus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménezbus
- Fly from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PJM - SJO
7h 35m
Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiriquí to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $21 - $35 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chiriquí to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Chiriquí to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Chiriquí and arriving at Terminal TRACOPA via David and Paso Canoas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 32m.
The distance between Chiriquí and Costa Rica is 357 km. The road distance is 355.9 km.
The best way to get from Chiriquí to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and shuttle via Uvita which takes 7h 56m and costs $324 - $329.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Chiriquí to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Chiriquí to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera, depart from David station.
Chiriquí to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera, arrive at Frontera station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Chiriquí. It is currently 2:02 AM in Chiriquí and 1:02 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiriquí to Costa Rica is 356 km. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Chiriquí to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Chiriquí, Panama and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Chiriquí to Terminal TRACOPA via David, Frontera, and Paso Canoas in around 9h 32m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–600
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $9–13
Bus from Paso Canoas to Terminal TRACOPA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $18–24
Bus from David to Terminal TRACOPA
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $24–35
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Uvita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Ciudad Neily
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- terminalesdavidpanama507@gmail.com
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Chiriquí to David
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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