There are 8 ways to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, bus to Managua Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Choluteca to Frontera El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Guasaule to Managuabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
6h 32mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Choluteca to Frontera El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Aduana El Guasaule to Chinandegabus
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Terminal NicaBusbus
14h 8m$50–63Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Frontera El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Guasaule to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
13h 22mDrive 634.8 km
- Drive from Choluteca to San Josécar 634.8 km
9h 37m$88–127Bus, bus to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
11h 54m$139–484Bus, shuttle to Cuscatlán International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Frontera El Amatillobus
- Take the bus from Frontera El Amatillo to San Miguelbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Fly from Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAL - SJO
10h 18mBus #2
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Managua Tica Busbus Managua / ...
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
16h 5m$55–90Bus #3
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Managua Tica Busbus Managua / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
20h 38m$55–95
Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $50 - $65 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 9h 37m and costs $85 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Choluteca to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Choluteca and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Guasaule, Mercado Mayoreo and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 22m.
The distance between Choluteca and Costa Rica is 561 km. The road distance is 634.8 km.
The best way to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 13h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Choluteca to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Tica Bus, depart from Choluteca station.
Choluteca to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Tica Bus, arrive at Frontera El Guasaule station.
Yes, the driving distance between Choluteca to Costa Rica is 635 km. It takes approximately 9h 37m to drive from Choluteca to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Choluteca, Honduras and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Choluteca to Terminal NicaBus via Frontera El Guasaule, Guasaule, Managua, Mercado Mayoreo, Plaza Inter, and Managua in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–290
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Choluteca to Frontera El Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Choluteca to Frontera El Amatillo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Choluteca to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guasaule to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
Bus from Aduana El Guasaule to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- 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/
Bus from Chinandega to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +504 782 0841
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
Bus from Frontera El Amatillo to San Miguel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- +503 7490 5075
- arguetours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/arguetours
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
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