There are 10 ways to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX)plane SJO - HUX
- Take the taxi from Huatulco-Airport-HUX to Playa Zipolitetaxi
11h 25m$2,560–12,082Fly Limón International Airport to Huatulco International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX)plane LIO - HUX
- Take the taxi from Huatulco-Airport-HUX to Playa Zipolitetaxi
20h 28m$2,419–11,266Bus via Huatulco
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Benito to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Huatulcobus
45h 36mDrive 1,993.6 km
- Drive from San José to Playa Zipolitecar 1,993.6 km
28h 57m$4,760–6,875Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)plane SJO - PXM
- Take the taxi from Puerto-Escondido-Airport-PXM to Playa Zipolitetaxi
10h 3m$4,620–10,627Fly Limón International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)plane LIO - PXM
- Take the taxi from Puerto-Escondido-Airport-PXM to Playa Zipolitetaxi
9h 56m$3,479–10,311Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Huatulco International Airport, taxi
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX)plane XQP - HUX
- Take the taxi from Huatulco-Airport-HUX to Playa Zipolitetaxi
19h 29m$4,515–13,626Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Benito to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pochutlabus
47h 9mBus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Santo Domingo Tehuantepecbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Pochutlabus
2d 5h$2,577–4,747Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Guatemala Citybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pochutlabus
2d 9h$4,002–5,512
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite is to bus which costs $2500 - $4800 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 56m and costs $3400 - $11000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Playa Zipolite is 1503 km. The road distance is 1993.6 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite without a car is to bus via Huatulco which takes 45h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite is 1994 km. It takes approximately 28h 57m to drive from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite.
There are 358+ hotels available in Playa Zipolite.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Playa Zipolite, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Playa Zipolite via San Benito, Santa Ana, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and Huatulco in around 45h 36m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–14,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–13,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–12,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–13,000
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,443
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,000–1,400
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $290–700
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $350–750
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Benito to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $929
- 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
- $813
- 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 Huatulco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,300
- 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas to Huatulco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pochutla
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Santo Domingo Tehuantepec
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Pochutla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- $420–600
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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 San Salvador to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Guatemala City to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,763
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $40–2,600
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