There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Piñas 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)SJO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Take the bus from Machala to Piñas
15h 23m$149–383Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)SJO - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Piñas
13h 47m$134–582Fly Limón International Airport to Loja, taxi
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Loja (LOH)LIO - LOH
- Take the taxi from Loja (LOH) to Piñas
15h 43m$170–627Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Loja (LOH)SJO - LOH
- Take the taxi from Loja (LOH) to Piñas
12h 35m$181–717
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Piñas is to fly and bus which costs $140 - $390 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Piñas is to fly and taxi which takes 12h 35m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Costa Rica and Piñas is 1806 km.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Costa Rica to Piñas, including transfers.
Piñas is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:13 AM in Costa Rica and 11:13 AM in Piñas.
There are five+ hotels available in Piñas.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Piñas, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Piñas. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Cuenca (CUE), walk to Cuenca, take the bus to Machala, then take the bus to Piñas. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Limon-Airport-LIO airport, fly to Loja (LOH), then take the taxi to Piñas.
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guayaquil, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Guayaquil, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guayaquil, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Guayaquil, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 07 282 2329
- cuencaexpress2019@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- info@cooppinas.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Machala to Piñas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $3–6
Bus from Santa Rosa to Piñas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- + (593) 072949222
- info@cooperativatac.com
- Website
- cooperativatac.com
Bus from Machala to Piñas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- cooperativatac.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Radio Taxi Loja Express
- Phone
- +593 98 271 5604
- Website
- facebook.com
Loja Taxi Taxopel S.A
- Phone
- +593 99 091 9442
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Taxis Ciudadela del Maestro
- Phone
- +593 99 141 5451
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Loja Express
- Phone
- +593 98 271 5604
- Website
- facebook.com
Loja Taxi Taxopel S.A
- Phone
- +593 99 091 9442
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Taxis Ciudadela del Maestro
- Phone
- +593 99 141 5451
- Website
- facebook.com
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