There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Manizales by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Manizales
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Manizales (MZL)plane SJO - MZL
8h 15m$123–654Fly to Pereira, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Pereira (PEI)plane SJO - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
8h 25m$69–378Fly to Armenia, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Armenia (AXM)plane SJO - AXM
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
9h 27m$71–189Fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SJO - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Manizalestaxi
9h 54m$378–634Fly to El Dorado International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane SJO - BOG
- Take the bus from Bogotá - Portal 80 to La Vegabus
- Take the bus from La Vega to Hondabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
12h 4m$214–474
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Manizales (MZL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Manizales is to fly and bus which costs $70 - $190 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Manizales is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $120 - $700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Manizales is 1144 km.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Costa Rica to Manizales, including transfers.
Manizales is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:02 AM in Costa Rica and 5:02 AM in Manizales.
There are 410+ hotels available in Manizales.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Manizales, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Easyfly, and Copa Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Manizales (MZL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manizales via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manizales via Guatemala City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manizales via San Salvador, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manizales via Panama City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pereira via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pereira via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Armenia via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Armenia via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Manizales via Panama City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $3–6
- Phone
- +57 314 8882781
- info@flotaospina.com
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 606 331 7161
- coochoferessecretaria@gmail.com
- Website
- coochoferes.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- coochoferes.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 317 368 6426
- info@flotasantafe.com
- Website
- flotasantafe.com
Bus from Bogotá - Portal 80 to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- flotasantafe.com
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- Fa_central@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Bogotá - Portal 80 to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
- Phone
- +57 317 659 4962
- mercadeo@transalianza.com
- Website
- transalianza.com
Bus from La Vega to Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–17
- Schedules at
- transalianza.com
- Phone
- +57 68 857 2440
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- coopuertos.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- coopuertos.com
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- secretaria@taxlaferia.com.co
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Estimated price
- $157
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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