There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Amapala by bus, unknown, plane, 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.
Bus, travel via Peñas Blancas
best- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to La CruzSjo
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandega
- Walk from Chinandega to Amapala
11h 43mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)SJO - XPL
- Walk from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Amapala
8h 20mBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take the bus from León to La UniónSs
- Walk from La Unión to Amapala
16h 52mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to NacaomeSjo
- Walk from Nacaome to Amapala
18h 7mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)SJO - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Zonte to La Unión
- Walk from La Unión to Amapala
8h 4mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle, Bus, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Managua Airport (MGA)SJO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to León
- Take the bus from León to Potosi
- Walk from Potosi to Amapala
9h 28mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from Gran Central Metropolitana to Frontera El Amatillo
- Walk from Frontera El Amatillo to Amapala
10h 13mFly Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)LIO - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Zonte to La Unión
- Walk from La Unión to Amapala
7h 45m
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 Peñas Blancas which takes 11h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Costa Rica to Amapala, including transfers.
There are 14+ 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 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–430
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–430
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $18–45
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Nacaome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $40–65
Bus from Gran Central Metropolitana to Frontera El Amatillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $18–45
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +503 7749 7648
- info@crucedelgolfo.com
- Website
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from León to La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $188
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from León to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
- 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/
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