There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Akumal by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or taxi
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 Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Akumal
6h 3m$2,922–7,829Fly from Limón International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane LIO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Akumal
7h 41m$2,593–10,528Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal ADO Bus Station to Akumalbus
46h 35m$4,062–20,889Drive 1,873 km
- Drive from San José to Akumalcar 1,873 km
32h 1m$4,506–6,508Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Flores
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Bacalar
- Take the bus from Bacalar to Akumalbus
2d 3h$8,132–9,764Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane XQP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Akumal
7h 2m$4,642–12,568
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Akumal is to bus which costs $4000 - $21000 and takes 46h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Akumal is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 3m and costs $2900 - $8000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Akumal is 1371 km. The road distance is 1873 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Akumal without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 3h and costs $8000 - $10000.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Costa Rica to Akumal, including transfers.
Akumal is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:15 PM in Costa Rica and 5:15 PM in Akumal.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Akumal is 1873 km. It takes approximately 32h 1m to drive from Costa Rica to Akumal.
There are 679+ hotels available in Akumal.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Akumal, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Akumal via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Belize City, and Chetumal ADO Bus Station in around 46h 35m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–5,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,100
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Akumal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,200–1,700
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Bus from San Salvador to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,000–15,000
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $12,000–15,000
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $3,200–3,800
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal ADO Bus Station to Akumal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $300–410
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Bacalar to Akumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–230
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,826
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,704
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,077
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Flores to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,166
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- iximchetravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,292
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 3073 6223
- kahkbahlamtravel@gmail.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $808
- newaytoursguate@gmail.com
- Website
- newaytours.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,290
- Schedules at
- newaytours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,300–2,800
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