There are 5 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)plane SJO - LTO
- Take the bus from Loreto to Santa Rosaliabus
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Islandunknown
19h 37mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Ensenadabus
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Santa Rosaliabus
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Islandunknown
4d 8hShuttle, 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)plane LIR - LTO
- Take the bus from Loreto to Santa Rosaliabus
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Islandunknown
28h 21mFly 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)plane SJO - HMO
- Fly from Hermosillo Airport to Guerrero Negro Airportplane
- Take the bus from Vizcaíno to Santa Rosaliabus
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Islandunknown
16h 42mBus, travel via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- 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 Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Santa Rosalíabus
- Walk from Santa Rosalía to Tortuga Islandunknown
5d 4h
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 via Mexico City which takes 5 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 37m 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 Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Oaxaca, Ensenada, and Santa Rosalía in around 4d 8h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–25,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–29,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–47,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–49,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–29,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Loreto International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–17,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–14,000
- 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
- Twice 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
- Twice 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 Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,100–1,600
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–470
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $330–470
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
- $861
- 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/
- 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
- $1,000–2,200
- 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
- $2,942
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,837
- 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
- +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
- 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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