There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Tortuga Island by plane, bus, unknown, 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 Loreto International Airport, bus, travel
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Loreto International Airport (LTO)SJO - LTO
- Take the bus from Loreto to Santa Rosalia
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Island
17h 33mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Ensenada
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Santa Rosalia
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Island
4d 12hShuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Loreto International Airport, bus, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Loreto International Airport (LTO)LIR - LTO
- Take the bus from Loreto to Santa Rosalia
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Island
19h 22mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo Airport, fly to Guerrero Negro Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Hermosillo International Airport (HMO)SJO - HMO
- Fly from Hermosillo Airport to Guerrero Negro Airport
- Take the bus from Vizcaíno to Santa Rosalia
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Island
16h 22mFly Limón International Airport to Hermosillo Airport, fly to Guerrero Negro Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Hermosillo International Airport (HMO)LIO - HMO
- Fly from Hermosillo Airport to Guerrero Negro Airport
- Take the bus from Vizcaíno to Santa Rosalia
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Island
17h 44mBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- 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 Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Santa Rosalía
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Island
4d 21h
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Loreto International Airport (LTO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Costa Rica and Tortuga Island is 3609 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Tortuga Island without a car is to bus and travel which takes 4 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 33m to get from Costa Rica to Tortuga Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tortuga Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Tortuga Island. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Loreto International Airport (LTO), walk to Loreto, take the bus to Santa Rosalia, then travel to Tortuga Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Tortuga Island via Terminal San Benito - CCA, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula, Oaxaca, Ensenada, and Santa Rosalía in around 4d 12h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–14,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Guatemala City, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–44,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–14,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–18,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–13,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–44,000
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Loreto to Santa Rosalia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Ensenada to Santa Rosalia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,300
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Vizcaíno to Santa Rosalia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- info@autobusesaguila.com
- Website
- autobusesaguila.com
Bus from Loreto to Santa Rosalia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Schedules at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Book at
- autobusesaguila.com
Bus from Mexicali to Santa Rosalía
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Book at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,451
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,000–1,400
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $290–750
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $350–800
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- 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
- $950–1,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oaxaca to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,062
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,993
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,300
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- 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
- $340–1,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
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