There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Tijuana International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SJO - TIJ
10h 13m$2,720–6,007Bus via Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tijuanabus
3d 15h$5,546–7,612Drive 5,189.2 km
- Drive from San José to Rosaritocar 5,189.2 km
2d 16h$11,954–17,266Fly to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJO - SAN
13h 25m$4,650–35,452Fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane SJO - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Rosaritobus
14h 59m$3,710–13,727Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJO - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
13h 42m$3,000–8,102Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
4d 20h$6,724–9,111Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- 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 Huixtlabus
- Take the bus from Huixtla to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Rosaritobus
4d 21h$4,323–6,790
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito is to fly which costs $2700 - $6000 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs $2700 - $6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Rosarito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Rosarito via Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula, Huixtla and San Luis Río Colorado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 21h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Rosarito is 4222 km. The road distance is 5189.2 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 21h and costs $4300 - $7000.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Rosarito bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs $2700 - $6000. Alternatively, you can bus via Oaxaca, which costs $5500 - $8000 and takes 3 days 15h.
Costa Rica to Rosarito bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Carlos - CCA station.
Rosarito is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 9:01 AM in Costa Rica and 7:01 AM in Rosarito.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Rosarito, Mexico?
Aeroméxico, Volaris, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Rosarito via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Oaxaca, and Tijuana in around 3d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–25,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–22,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–5,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–25,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–5,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–16,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–23,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–22,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,100–1,600
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–470
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $330–470
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 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $859
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oaxaca to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- info@miticket.mx
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Rosarito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Rosarito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–800
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $635–645
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Huixtla to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
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