There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to General Servando Canales International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)plane SJO - MAM
19h 2m$2,981–12,109Bus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Matamorosbus
2d 14h$5,365–7,465Drive 3,019.9 km
- Drive from San José to Matamoroscar 3,019.9 km
42h$7,075–10,219Fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane SJO - BRO
9h 53m$3,656–15,064Fly to General Lucio Blanco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX)plane SJO - REX
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Matamorosbus
10h 20m$3,301–13,729Fly to Mcallen Miller International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE)plane SJO - MFE
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Brownsvillebus
11h 26m$4,871–17,099Fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane SJO - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsvillebus
11h 59m$3,306–11,964Bus via Cuautitlán Izcalli
- 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 Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tepotzotlán to Matamorosbus
3d$3,621–6,985
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros is to bus via Cuautitlán Izcalli which costs $3600 - $7000 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs $3600 - $16000.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Matamoros. However, there are services departing from San José and arriving at Matamoros via San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas and Veracruz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Matamoros is 2264 km. The road distance is 3019.9 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $5000 - $7500.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Matamoros bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from San José station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros is to fly which takes 19h 2m and costs $2900 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $5000 - $7500 and takes 2 days 14h.
Costa Rica to Matamoros bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Matamoros is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:14 AM in Costa Rica and 3:14 AM in Matamoros.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico?
Aeroméxico, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San José to Matamoros via San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and Veracruz in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–19,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via Cancun, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–18,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via Cancun, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–14,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–14,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,049
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $916
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $801
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
- 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 Veracruz to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,700
- 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 Reynosa to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $200–350
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–340
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–950
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,100–1,700
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $340–480
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $340–480
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $380–550
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–550
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Tepotzotlán to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
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