There are 10 ways to get from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox by plane, shuttle, unknown, bus, taxi, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, travel
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
6h 44mBus, travel via Belize City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilábus
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 2hFly Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane LIO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
8h 25mTaxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane XQP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
7h 46mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane SJO - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa del Carmen to Chiquilá Holbox
- Walk from Chiquilá Holbox to Isla Holboxunknown
13h 23mFerry to Cobano, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane ACO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
11h 39mShuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane FON - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
12h 53mBus, train, travel
- 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 Palenquebus
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicariotrain
- Walk from Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 12hBus, travel
- 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 Playa del Carmen Terminal Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen to Chiquilabus
- Walk from Chiquila to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 15hBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Playa del Carmenbus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Colectivos to Chiquilábus
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 17h
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Costa Rica and Isla Holbox is 1421 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox without a car is to bus and travel which takes 2 days 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox, including transfers.
There are 242+ hotels available in Isla Holbox.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Isla Holbox, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the shuttle to Chiquilá, then travel to Isla Holbox. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Isla Holbox via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Belize City, Chetumal, Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, and Chiquilá in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–12,000
Flights from Cobano to Cancún International Airport via Liberia, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–12,000
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Cancún International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–11,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–4,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
Flights from Cobano to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,000
Flights from Cobano to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–20,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
- trenmaya1@sedena.gob.mx
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $750–900
- Local Tourist
- $950–1,200
- National Tourist
- $1,400–1,700
- International Tourist
- $1,900–2,300
- National Premier
- $2,200–2,700
- International Premier
- $3,000–3,600
- Phone
- +52 984 875 2104
- info@transferholbox.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,100–41,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 135 6451
- info@holboxshuttle.com
- Website
- holboxshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
- 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
- $1,000–1,443
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,000–1,400
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Bus from San Salvador to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,000–15,000
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $12,000–15,000
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $3,100–3,800
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,000
- 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 Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Playa del Carmen to Chiquilá Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $4,100–7,500
Bus from Playa del Carmen Colectivos to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $350–7,500
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $4,100–7,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2,978
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $891
- 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
- $600–800
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen to Chiquila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–11,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $3,500–5,500
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $3,100–6,500
- Van 9 Passengers
- $4,700–9,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $6,000–11,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $6,500–11,000
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,789
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,692
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- iximchetravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,247
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- servicioalcliente@ultramarferry.com
- Website
- ultramarferry.com
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- https://www.ultramarferry.com/en
- Premium Plus Adult
- $316
- Premium Plus Children
- $237
- Residentes Q.Roo
- $188
- INAPAM
- $99
- First Class Adult
- $376
- First Class Children
- $376
- Phone
- +52 987 872 1588
- info@winjet.mx
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–282
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $282
- INAPAM
- $99
- Handicapped
- $99
- Minor
- $193
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–409
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $29
- Child
- $18
- Moto
- $122
- Bike
- $79
- Car
- $409
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,600
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