There are 7 ways to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica by taxi, bus, plane, 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.
Taxi, bus to Managua Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Choluteca to Guasauletaxi
- Take the bus from Guasaule to Managuabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
6h 20mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Choluteca to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus San José – San Salvador
16h 18m$50–70Drive, bus
- Drive from Choluteca to Chinandegacar
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
11h 9mDrive 635.2 km
- Drive from Choluteca to San Josécar 635.2 km
9h 38m$88–127Bus, bus to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Toncontín Airport to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
11h 20m$232–468Drive, bus, shuttle to Cuscatlán International Airport, fly
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Frontera El Amatillocar
- 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
9h 28mBus via Managua
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus Managua – San Pedro Sula / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
21h 35m$50–77
Choluteca to Costa Rica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica is to bus via Managua which costs $50 - $80 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 9h 38m and costs $85 - $130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Choluteca and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 16h 18m.
The distance between Choluteca and Costa Rica is 558 km. The road distance is 635.2 km.
The best way to get from Choluteca to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 16h 18m and costs $50 - $70.
It takes approximately 6h 20m 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 Terminal Tica Bus San José station.
Yes, the driving distance between Choluteca to Costa Rica is 635 km. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from Choluteca to Costa Rica.
There are 754+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Choluteca, Honduras and Costa Rica?
Tica Bus operates a bus from Choluteca to Terminal Tica Bus San José 3 times a week. Tickets cost $50–70 and the journey takes 16h 18m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Bus from Guasaule to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
Bus from Chinandega to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +504 782 0841
- Website
- Mi Esperanza del Sur
Bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Mi Esperanza del Sur
Bus from Toncontín Airport to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- Transporte Ejecutivo V Estrellas
Bus from Frontera El Amatillo to San Miguel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Phone
- +503 7490 5075
- arguetours@gmail.com
- Website
- Argueta Tours y Transportes
Shuttle from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Argueta Tours y Transportes
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Choluteca to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Choluteca to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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