There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Caye by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, 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.
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 34m$76–374Bus, 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 16m$209–1,015Taxi 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 25m$197–521Fly 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 22m$602–2,904Fly 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
10h 6m$366–853Bus, 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
45h 50m$179–328Bus, 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$150–224
Limón International Airport (LIO) to John Greif Ii Airport (SPR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Caye is to bus and ferry via Guatemala City which costs $150 - $230 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Caye is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $600 - $2,900.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ambergris Caye is 1041 km.
It takes approximately 20h 34m to get from Costa Rica to Ambergris Caye, including transfers.
There are 455+ hotels available in Ambergris Caye.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ambergris Caye, Belize?
World Ticket, Copa Airlines, and three 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
- $85–420
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, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
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
- $110–480
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
- $65–360
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
- $90–430
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
- $70–370
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
- $120–500
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
- $70–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Panama City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Cancun, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via San Salvador, Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John Greif Ii Airport via Guatemala City, Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, Caye Caulker
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
- 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
- +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
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://belizetransfer.com/travels/
- 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
- +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
- $27–31
- Website
- https://sprinter.bz/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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