There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane SJO - GUA
- Take the bus from Guatemala City to Puerto San Josébus
7h 26m$96–253Fly Limón International Airport to La Aurora International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane LIO - GUA
- Take the bus from Guatemala City to Puerto San Josébus
7h 8m$80–333Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Chiquimulillabus
- Take the taxi from Chiquimulilla to Puerto Quetzaltaxi
28h 13mDrive 1,141.1 km
- Drive from San José to Puerto Quetzalcar 1,141.1 km
17h 29m$153–221Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane SJO - SAL
- Take the bus from San Salvador Airport to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Chiquimulillabus
- Take the taxi from Chiquimulilla to Puerto Quetzaltaxi
10h 22mTaxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane XQP - GUA
- Take the bus from Guatemala City to Puerto San Josébus
8h 16m$192–475Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1bus
- Take the bus from Guatemala City to Puerto San Josébus
31h 44m$87–141Bus via Monterrico
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Guatemala Citybus
- Take the bus from Guatemala City to Monterricobus
- Take the bus from Monterrico to Puerto San Josébus
34h 47m$116–330
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal is to bus which costs $85 - $150 and takes 31h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal is to fly and bus which takes 7h 8m and costs $80 - $340.
The distance between Costa Rica and Puerto Quetzal is 979 km. The road distance is 1141.1 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal without a car is to bus which takes 31h 44m and costs $85 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal is 1141 km. It takes approximately 17h 29m to drive from Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal.
There are 34+ hotels available in Puerto Quetzal.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Puerto Quetzal via Terminal San Benito - CCA, Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1, Guatemala City, and Puerto San José in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Limón International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Limón International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Limón International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Phone
- +502 2471 0952
- Website
- mmcorporacion.com
Bus from Guatemala City to Puerto San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- mmcorporacion.com
Bus from Monterrico to Puerto San José
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- mmcorporacion.com
- 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
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–40
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Chiquimulilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador Airport to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Salvador to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Website
- turansa.com
Bus from Guatemala City to Monterrico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $26–200
- Schedules at
- turansa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Estimated price
- $50–150
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