There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Toluca by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SJO - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
6h 52m$2,324–5,632Fly Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane LIO - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
9h 59m$2,094–9,329Bus, train
- 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 train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
2d 3h$2,679–3,832Drive 2,486.6 km
- Drive from San José to Tolucacar 2,486.6 km
34h 39m$5,794–8,368Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane SJO - TLC
8h 27m$2,371–8,209Bus
- 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 Chapultepec to Tolucabus
2d 4h$2,686–3,889Bus, train via Guatemala City
- 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 México Citybus
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
2d 8h$2,831–3,950Bus, 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 Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tolucabus
2d 13h$3,545–7,387
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Toluca is to bus and train which costs $2600 - $3900 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Toluca is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs $2300 - $6000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Toluca is 1988 km. The road distance is 2486.6 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Toluca without a car is to bus and train via Guatemala City which takes 2 days 8h and costs $2800 - $4000.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Costa Rica to Toluca, including transfers.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Toluca is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs $2300 - $8500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $2600 - $3900 and takes 2 days 4h.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Toluca is 2487 km. It takes approximately 34h 39m to drive from Costa Rica to Toluca.
There are 113+ hotels available in Toluca.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Toluca, Mexico?
Viva Aerobus and Volaris Costa Rica fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Toluca via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, México City, Eje 1 Ote. Vidal Alcocer y Miguel Negrete, Eje 1A Sur Topacio - San Pablo, Base Cetram Chapultepec, and Chapultepec in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–13,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,500
- contacto@trenelinsurgente.mx
- Website
- trenelinsurgente.mx
Train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- trenelinsurgente.mx
- 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 Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- 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/
- 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
- Phone
- +52 55 1555 9519
- Website
- flecharoja.com.mx
Bus from Chapultepec to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Book at
- flecharoja.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Book at
- flecharoja.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
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