There are 10 ways to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Puerto Escondido International Airport, taxi
best- 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$4,720–10,627Fly 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
19h 3m$2,316–10,263Bus via Huatulco
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - 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
47h 31mDrive 1,993.6 km
- Drive from San José to Playa Zipolitecar 1,993.6 km
28h 57m$4,667–6,741Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport, taxi
- 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 21m$2,360–11,082Fly 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$3,276–10,308Taxi 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
20h 14m$4,376–13,579Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - 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
2dBus #2
- 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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepecbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Pochutlabus
2d 6h$3,117–4,951Bus, 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pochutlabus
2d 10h$4,255–6,178
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite is to bus which costs $3100 - $5000 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Playa Zipolite is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 56m and costs $3200 - $11000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Playa Zipolite is 1619 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 47h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 3m 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 369+ 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 Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, San Benito, Santa Ana, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and Huatulco in around 47h 31m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–14,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–18,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–13,000
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
- $2,200–11,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
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
- $2,200–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–11,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–12,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–17,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- 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
- $370–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $370–550
- 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
- $910
- 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
- $797
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pochutla
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Pochutla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $450–650
- 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
- $410–550
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Santo Domingo Tehuantepec
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- $330–1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- newaytoursguate@gmail.com
- Website
- newaytours.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,707
- Schedules at
- newaytours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $40–2,600
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