There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Utila by plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
9h 1mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)SJO - RTB
- Take the ferry from Roatan to Utila
12h 11m$374–675Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El AmatilloSjo
- Take the bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central MetropolitanaSac
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
28h 22mBus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
29h 12mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Ceiba (LCE)SJO - LCE
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
12h 58mFly Limón International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)LIO - SAP
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
11h 18mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)SJO - XPL
- Take a shuttle bus from Palmerola to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
15h 23mBus, ferry via León
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to LeónSjo
- Take the bus from León to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
32h 33m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Utila is to fly and ferry which costs $370 - $700 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Utila is to fly and ferry which takes 12h 11m and costs $370 - $700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Isla de Utila is 983 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Utila without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 28h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Utila, including transfers.
There are 25+ hotels available in Isla de Utila.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Isla de Utila, Honduras?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Isla de Utila. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), take the taxi to San Pedro Sula, take the bus to La Ceiba, take the taxi to La Ceiba, then take the ferry to Utila. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Utila via Frontera El Amatillo, Gran Central Metropolitana, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and La Ceiba in around 28h 22m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–500
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El Amatillo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central Metropolitana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $18–45
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- info@shuttlelaceibatoleon.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Granada to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- info@roneeyshuttle.com
- Website
- roneeyshuttle.com
Shuttle from Palmerola to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.roneeyshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- iximchetravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from León to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- info@roatanferry.com
- Website
- roatanferry.com
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.roatanferry.com/
- Phone
- +504 9436 2231
- info@utilaferry.com
- Website
- hondurasferry.com
Ferry from Roatan to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–31
- Schedules at
- hondurasferry.com
- Adult
- $31
- Elderly
- $23
- Children
- $16
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