There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Palomino by plane or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)SJO - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1454
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Palomino
9h 2mFly Limón International Airport to Cartagena, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cartagena (CTG)LIO - CTG
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Palomino
11h 25m$90–344Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)SJO - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Palomino
10h 37m$238–427Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)SJO - RCH
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Palomino
9h 44m$177–776Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)SJO - CTG
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Palomino
10h 47m$151–344Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valledupar, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Valledupar (VUP)SJO - VUP
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal Santa Marta
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Palomino
14h 2m$264–1,148
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Palomino is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $350 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Palomino is to fly and bus which takes 9h 44m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Costa Rica and Palomino is 1283 km.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Costa Rica to Palomino, including transfers.
There are 179+ hotels available in Palomino.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Palomino, La Guajira, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Palomino. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), walk to Parada 1419, take the bus to Parada 1454, walk to Terminal Santa Marta, then take the bus to Palomino. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), take the taxi to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the bus to Terminal Santa Marta, then take the bus to Palomino.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–310
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–310
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valledupar via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valledupar via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valledupar via Cartagena, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valledupar via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Valledupar via Guatemala City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1454
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://setpsantamarta.gov.co/
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Palomino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $13–19
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–20
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Palomino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $13–19
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Palomino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $20–29
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $19–27
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Palomino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Palomino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–17
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $18–26
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
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