There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Cay by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Limón International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to John Greif Ii Airport (SPR)plane LIO - SPR
20h 24m$81–403Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus
- Take the ferry from Belize Terminal to San Pedro Terminalferry
42h 7m$208–1,014Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to John Greif Ii Airport (SPR)plane SJO - SPR
8h 16m$91–472Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to John Greif Ii Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to John Greif Ii Airport (SPR)plane XQP - SPR
20h 15m$201–535Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane SJO - BZE
- Take the ferry from Belize Terminal to San Pedro Terminalferry
9h 59m$376–787Bus, ferry via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1bus
- Take the bus from Guatemala City to Belize Citybus
- Take the ferry from Belize Terminal to San Pedro Terminalferry
2d$149–223Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Guatemala Citybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to Belize City
- Take the ferry from Belize City to Caribbean Sprinter Dock San Pedroferry
2d 3h$184–296
Limón International Airport (LIO) to John Greif Ii Airport (SPR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Cay is to bus and ferry via Guatemala City which costs $140 - $230 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Cay is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs $90 - $480.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ambergris Cay is 1038 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Cay without a car is to bus and ferry via Guatemala City which takes 2 days 0h and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Cay, including transfers.
There are 452+ hotels available in Ambergris Cay.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ambergris Cay, Belize?
World Ticket, Copa Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to John Greif Ii Airport (SPR) twice daily.
- Website
- tropicair.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Limón International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Limón International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, Caye Caulker
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Cancun, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via San Salvador, Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, Caye Caulker
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, Caye Caulker
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
- Website
- mayaislandair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Panama City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
- 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
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $20–28
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Bus from San Salvador to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–850
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $700–850
- Phone
- +502 5808 7471
- about@guatego.com
- Website
- guatego.com
Bus from Guatemala City to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://guatego.com/index.php
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Salvador to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- getawaytravelsint@gmail.com
- Website
- belizetransfer.com
Shuttle from Guatemala City to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://belizetransfer.com/travels/
- Phone
- +11 501 223 2225
- info@belizewatertaxi.com
- Website
- belizewatertaxi.com
Ferry from Belize Terminal to San Pedro Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://belizewatertaxi.com
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Ferry from Belize Terminal to San Pedro Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Phone
- +501 622 2845
- bookings@sprinter.bz
- Website
- sprinter.bz
Ferry from Belize City to Caribbean Sprinter Dock San Pedro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://sprinter.bz/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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