There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to Amapala by bus, unknown, plane, shuttle, 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.
Bus, travel via La Cruz
best- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to La Cruzbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandegabus
- Walk from Chinandega to Amapalaunknown
11h 43mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)plane SJO - XPL
- Walk from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Amapalaunknown
7h 40mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to León Agencia Nicabusbus
- Take the bus from León to Potosibus
- Walk from Potosi to Amapalaunknown
13h 20mBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take the bus from León to La Uniónbus Ss
- Walk from La Unión to Amapalaunknown
16h 52mBus, travel #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to Cholutecabus
- Walk from San Lorenzo to Amapalaunknown
22h 35mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane SJO - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Zonte to La Unión
- Walk from La Unión to Amapalaunknown
8h 19mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle, Bus, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SJO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to León
- Take the bus from León to Potosibus
- Walk from Potosi to Amapalaunknown
9h 27mFly Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane LIO - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Zonte to La Unión
- Walk from La Unión to Amapalaunknown
8hTaxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane XQP - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Zonte to La Unión
- Walk from La Unión to Amapalaunknown
8h 58m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Costa Rica and Amapala is 639 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Amapala without a car is to bus and travel via La Cruz which takes 11h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Costa Rica to Amapala, including transfers.
There are 13+ hotels available in Amapala.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Amapala, Valle, Honduras?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Amapala. However, you can take the bus to La Cruz, take the bus to Peñas Blancas, take the bus to Chinandega, then travel to Amapala. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Palmerola Airport (XPL), then travel to Amapala.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Guatemala City, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–500
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $20–29
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to León Agencia Nicabus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +503 7749 7648
- info@crucedelgolfo.com
- Website
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from León to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from León to La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $188
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
- 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
- $9–12
- 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
- $269
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to Choluteca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +503 7223 2638
- bookings@infinitours.co
- Website
- infinitours.co
Shuttle from El Zonte to La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://infinitours.co/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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