There are 11 ways to get from Costa Rica to Tepic by plane, bus, car, taxi, 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 Amado Nervo International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ)plane SJO - TPQ
11h 13m$4,611–21,149Fly Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane LIO - GDL
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 6 to Tepicbus
10h 31m$2,421–8,706Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to México Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Tepicbus
2d 13h$4,182–5,935Drive 3,161.9 km
- Drive from San José to Tepiccar 3,161.9 km
41h 19m$7,370–10,645Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane SJO - GDL
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 6 to Tepicbus
9h 51m$3,051–6,509Fly Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ)plane LIO - TPQ
24h 26m$5,781–25,346Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Amado Nervo International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ)plane XQP - TPQ
24h 57m$6,912–23,864Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane SJO - PVR
- Take the bus from Nuevo Vallarta to Tepicbus
12h 3m$3,674–7,755Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepicbus
2d 14h$4,177–5,930Bus, 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 Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepicbus
2d 22h$4,521–8,708Bus #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 Huixtlabus
- Take the bus from Huixtla to Tepicbus
3d 5h$3,144–5,028
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Tepic is to bus which costs $3100 - $5500 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Tepic is to fly and bus which takes 9h 51m and costs $3000 - $6500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Tepic. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Tepic via Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula and Huixtla. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Tepic is 2565 km. The road distance is 3161.9 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Tepic without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 22h and costs $4500 - $9000.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Costa Rica to Tepic, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Tepic 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 Tepic is to fly which takes 11h 13m and costs $4600 - $22000. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $4100 - $6000 and takes 2 days 13h.
Costa Rica to Tepic bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Carlos - CCA station.
Tepic is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 2:30 PM in Costa Rica and 1:30 PM in Tepic.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tepic, Mexico?
Aeroméxico and Volaris Costa Rica fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Tepic via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, México City, Balbuena, Observatorio, and Terminal Poniente - Observatorio in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–21,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–25,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–34,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–21,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–10,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–6,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–6,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–33,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–27,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–10,000
- 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 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $869
- 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 Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–550
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to México City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 6 to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Vallarta to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.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
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- 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
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- 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
- 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 Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,300–2,800
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