There are 10 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 52m$4,710–22,147Bus #2
cheapest- 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$2,853–5,286Bus 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$3,951–5,723Drive 3,161.9 km
- Drive from San José to Tepiccar 3,161.9 km
41h 19m$7,363–10,635Fly Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ)plane LIO - TPQ
24h 15m$4,466–20,329Fly 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
10h 8m$3,350–8,007Taxi 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 21m$6,636–22,656Fly 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 29m$3,373–7,751Bus
- 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$3,946–5,718Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Guatemala Citybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from ACN Puebla to Tepicbus
3d$5,531–7,877
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 $2800 - $5500 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Tepic is to fly and bus which takes 10h 8m and costs $3300 - $8000.
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 3 days 0h and costs $5500 - $8000.
It takes approximately 11h 52m 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 52m and costs $4700 - $23000. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $3900 - $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 7:58 PM in Costa Rica and 6:58 PM in Tepic.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tepic, Mexico?
Aeroméxico flies from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) 6 times a week. 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 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–22,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–22,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–23,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–32,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–25,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Amado Nervo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–26,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–6,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- 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
- $900–1,407
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $900–1,300
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $310–750
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $340–750
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Salvador to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- 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
- Hourly
- 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 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Guatemala City to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,719
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from ACN Puebla to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- 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
- $2,100–2,600
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