There are 11 ways to get from Costa Rica to El Paso by plane, bus, car, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abraham González International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Abraham González International Airport (CJS)plane SJO - CJS
9h 49m$142–603Fly Limón International Airport to Abraham González International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Abraham González International Airport (CJS)plane LIO - CJS
9h 41m$131–563Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Ciudad Juárezbus
3d 7h$354–613Drive 2,618.4 mi
- Drive from San José to El Pasocar 2,618.4 mi
2d 6h$566–817Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane SJO - ELP
11h 39m$323–1,328Fly Limón International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LIO - ELP
11h 19m$292–1,138Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Abraham González International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Abraham González International Airport (CJS)plane XQP - CJS
10h 32m$243–695Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LIR - ELP
14h 38m$798–2,827Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ciudad Juárezbus
3d 9h$318–522Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Querétarobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to El Pasobus
3d 10h$346–571Bus via Guatemala City #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA 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 Ciudad Juárezbus
3d 12h$365–658
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Abraham González International Airport (CJS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to El Paso is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to El Paso is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to El Paso. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Presidencia via Terminal San Benito - CCA, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Minatitlán Sur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 9h.
The distance between Costa Rica and El Paso is 2103 miles. The road distance is 2633.7 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to El Paso without a car is to bus via Guatemala City which takes 3 days 9h and costs $310 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Costa Rica to El Paso, including transfers.
Costa Rica to El Paso bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to El Paso is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $140 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $350 - $650 and takes 3 days 7h.
Costa Rica to El Paso bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Benito - CCA station.
El Paso is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 8:15 PM in Costa Rica and 7:15 PM in El Paso.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and El Paso, TX, USA?
Aeroméxico, Viva Aerobus, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Abraham González International Airport (CJS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Balderas via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Puebla CAPU, Ciudad Juárez, and Minatitlán Sur in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Abraham González International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–40
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–45
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- 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
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–55
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $40–50
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–330
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- 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
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Querétaro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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