There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Monterrey International Airport (MTY)plane SJO - MTY
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Monclovabus
11h 57m$4,043–8,849Fly Limón International Airport to Monterrey International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Monterrey International Airport (MTY)plane LIO - MTY
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Monclovabus
15h 50m$2,113–9,046Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Monclovabus
2d 21h$3,959–7,445Drive 3,245.1 km
- Drive from San José to Ciudad Fronteracar 3,245.1 km
45h 7m$7,731–11,166Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Laredo International Airport (LRD)plane SJO - LRD
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Monclovabus
17h 16m$3,528–15,104Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX)plane SJO - REX
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Monclovabus
17h 31m$3,988–17,209Bus 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 Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Monclovabus
3d 7h$5,031–9,823
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Monterrey International Airport (MTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera is to fly and bus which costs $2100 - $9500 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera is to fly and bus which takes 11h 57m and costs $4000 - $9000.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Frontera via Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Monclova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ciudad Frontera is 2655 km. The road distance is 3245.1 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera without a car is to bus via Guatemala City which takes 3 days 7h and costs $5000 - $10000.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Carlos - CCA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera is 3245 km. It takes approximately 45h 7m to drive from Costa Rica to Ciudad Frontera.
There are 12+ hotels available in Ciudad Frontera.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ciudad Frontera, Coahuila, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Monclova in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–15,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Guatemala City, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–17,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
- Phone
- 800 881 8181
- atencionaclientes@gruposenda.com
- Website
- ticket.gruposenda.com
Bus from Monterrey to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- https://ticket.gruposenda.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
- Website
- https://ticket.gruposenda.com/en/
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- https://ticket.gruposenda.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $450–700
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- 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
- $1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,100–1,700
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $350–490
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $350–490
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $380–550
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $889
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 554 440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Monclova
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,700
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- Website
- noreste.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $410–700
- Schedules at
- noreste.com.mx
- Book at
- noreste.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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