There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Tela by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Telabus
7h 36m$162–521Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El Amatillobus Sjo
- Take the bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central Metropolitanabus Sac
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Telabus
25h 35m$82–151Drive 1,037 km
- Drive from San José to Telacar 1,037 km
15h 39m$143–207Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to La Ceiba
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to Telabus
25h 46mFly Limón International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane LIO - SAP
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Telabus
8h 3m$156–511Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)plane SJO - XPL
- Take the bus from Comayagua to El Progresobus
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Telabus
11h 17m$108–527Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Telabus
31h 20m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Tela is to bus which costs $80 - $160 and takes 25h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Tela is to fly and bus which takes 7h 36m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Costa Rica and Tela is 819 km. The road distance is 1037 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Tela without a car is to bus which takes 25h 35m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Costa Rica to Tela, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Tela is 1037 km. It takes approximately 15h 39m to drive from Costa Rica to Tela.
There are 44+ hotels available in Tela.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tela, Honduras?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Tela via Frontera El Amatillo, Gran Central Metropolitana, and San Pedro Sula in around 25h 35m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Guatemala City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from San Pedro Sula to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- transportes_kamaldy@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
Bus from La Ceiba to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El Amatillo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central Metropolitana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $18–45
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $28–50
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $385
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- info@shuttlelaceibatoleon.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Granada to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Comayagua to El Progreso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 3285 2353
- transportes_cristina@yahoo.com
- Website
- transportescristina.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transportescristina.com
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