There are 10 ways to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane SJO - BRO
10h 51m$3,359–15,066Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 58m$3,259–12,966Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- 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 15h$5,587–8,153Drive 3,017.7 km
- Drive from San José to Matamoroscar 3,017.7 km
42h 11m$7,298–10,541Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport 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
11h 3m$3,602–15,679Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport 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 45m$3,472–13,159Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)plane SJO - MAM
8h 54m$4,082–14,109Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane LIR - BRO
13h 42m$11,221–39,221Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tepotzotlán to Matamorosbus
2d 21h$3,738–8,653Bus
- 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 Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Matamorosbus
3d$5,253–8,079
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros is to bus which costs $5000 - $8500 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros is to fly which takes 8h 54m and costs $4000 - $15000.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Matamoros. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Matamoros via San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas and Veracruz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Matamoros is 2263 km. The road distance is 3017.7 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 2 days 15h and costs $5500 - $8500.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Matamoros bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Matamoros is to fly which takes 10h 51m and costs $3300 - $16000. Alternatively, you can bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas, which costs $5500 - $8500 and takes 2 days 15h.
Costa Rica to Matamoros bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Carlos - CCA station.
Matamoros is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:51 PM in Costa Rica and 9:51 PM in Matamoros.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Matamoros via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and Veracruz in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–32,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–36,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via Monterrey, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–14,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
- 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
- $1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,200–1,700
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $350–500
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $350–500
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $390–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $390–550
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $946
- 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
- $828
- 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
Bus from Tapachula to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,600
- 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
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- 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
- $750–1,000
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,084
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,022
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,150–1,250
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- 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 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
- $800
- 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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