There are 11 ways to get from Costa Rica to Jalisco by plane, bus, car, taxi, or shuttle
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 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane SJO - GDL
7h 4m$4,585–8,347Fly Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane LIO - GDL
8h 15m$2,047–8,384Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Exprebus Av. Politécnico to Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajarabus
2d 10h$3,497–4,152Drive 2,989.1 km
- Drive from San José to Guadalajaracar 2,989.1 km
38h 18m$7,413–10,707Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane SJO - PVR
8h 39m$5,001–19,246Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane SJO - CLQ
- Take the taxi from Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ) to Ciudad Guzmántaxi
10h 3m$3,988–16,964Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane SJO - AGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to Lagos de Moreno
9h 34m$3,439–16,607Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane SJO - BJX
- Take the bus from León to Lagos de Morenobus
10h 47m$2,460–11,231Bus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Exprebus Av. Politécnico to Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajarabus
2d 11h$3,242–3,847Bus 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 Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1bus
2d 21h$5,010–7,876Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Huixtlabus
- Take the bus from Huixtla to Central ACNbus
3d 21h$3,388–4,778
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Jalisco is to bus which costs $3200 - $3900 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Jalisco is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $4500 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Jalisco. However, there are services departing from San José and arriving at Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara via San Salvador, Tapachula and Exprebus Av. Politécnico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Jalisco is 2381 km. The road distance is 2989.1 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Jalisco without a car is to bus via Guatemala City which takes 2 days 21h and costs $5000 - $8000.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Costa Rica to Jalisco, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Jalisco bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from San José station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Jalisco is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $4500 - $8500. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $3500 - $4200 and takes 2 days 10h.
Costa Rica to Jalisco bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Jalisco is 2989 km. It takes approximately 38h 18m to drive from Costa Rica to Jalisco.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Jalisco, Mexico?
Volaris Costa Rica, Aeroméxico, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San José to Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara via San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Politécnico, Autobuses del Norte, and Exprebus Av. Politécnico in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–17,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–28,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–22,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–16,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–21,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–8,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–8,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–20,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–17,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- elsalvador@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,110
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,110
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $925
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $925
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $925
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,100
- Phone
- +52 800 397 7636
- contacto@exprebus.com.mx
- Website
- exprebus.com.mx
Bus from Exprebus Av. Politécnico to Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- exprebus.com.mx
- Book at
- exprebus.com.mx
Bus from Exprebus Av. Politécnico to Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- exprebus.com.mx
- Book at
- exprebus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- TL Premium
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to Lagos de Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–2,500
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- ConectaGFA
Bus from León to Lagos de Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- ConectaGFA
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to Lagos de Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $1,200–1,800
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $360–550
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–600
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $400–600
- 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
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Fletes y Pasajes S.A. de C.V (Fypsa)
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Central ACN
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $330–400
Taxi Ejecutivo
- Phone
- +52 312 311 9200
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Colima
- Phone
- +52 33 4170 8011
- Website
- facebook.com
UniTaxi Colima
- Phone
- +52 312 298 7047
- Website
- facebook.com
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