There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Ensenada by plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Tijuana International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SJO - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenadabus
12h 13m$3,441–7,468Bus via Comitán
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to Comitánbus
- Take the bus from Comitán to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ensenadabus
4d 1h$6,677–10,277Drive 5,262.9 km
- Drive from San José to Ensenadacar 5,262.9 km
2d 16h$11,963–17,280Fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane SJO - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Ensenadabus
17h 38m$4,861–16,678Fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJO - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenadabus
15h 48m$4,033–15,837Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- 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 Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Ensenadabus
4d 13h$7,130–14,297Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenadabus
4d 23h$6,865–8,956
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Ensenada is to fly and bus which costs $3400 - $7500 and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Ensenada is to fly and bus which takes 12h 13m and costs $3400 - $7500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Ensenada. However, there are services departing from San José and arriving at Ensenada via San Salvador, Panajachel, Comitán, Paradero Politécnico and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 1h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Ensenada is 4302 km. The road distance is 5262.9 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Ensenada without a car is to bus via Comitán which takes 4 days 1h and costs $6500 - $11000.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Costa Rica to Ensenada, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Ensenada bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from San José station.
Costa Rica to Ensenada bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Ensenada is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 9:31 AM in Costa Rica and 8:31 AM in Ensenada.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Ensenada is 5263 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Costa Rica to Ensenada.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Ensenada, Mexico?
You can take a bus from San José to Ensenada via San Salvador, Panajachel, Comitán, Politécnico, Paradero Politécnico, Poniente 112, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,017
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from San Salvador to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $889
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from Panajachel to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $667
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Comitán to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $800–1,200
- First Class
- $800–950
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $1,100–1,600
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–470
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $330–470
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $360–550
- 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
- $1,700–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- info@miticket.mx
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–900
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $625–635
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
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