There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Tumbes by plane, car, or bus
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 Tumbes
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SJO - TBP
12h 34m$190–813Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane SJO - ETR
- Drive from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Tumbescar
10h 32m$101–467Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SJO - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Tumbescar
8h 3m$176–512Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SJO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
13h 53m$173–467Fly Limón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LIO - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Tumbescar
10h 6m$126–483
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tumbes (TBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Tumbes is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $470 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Tumbes is to fly and drive which takes 8h 3m and costs $170 - $550.
The distance between Costa Rica and Tumbes is 1578 km.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Costa Rica to Tumbes, including transfers.
Tumbes is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:20 AM in Costa Rica and 5:20 AM in Tumbes.
There are 10+ hotels available in Tumbes.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tumbes, Peru?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tumbes (TBP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Limón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Limón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
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