There are 8 ways to get from Ensenada to Costa Rica by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Tijuana International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Ensenada to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TIJ - SJO
11h$162–675Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Take the bus from Panajachel to Santa Ana
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to San Benito
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
3d 14hDrive 5,221.5 km
- Drive from Ensenada to San José5,221.5 km
2d 17h$701–1,012Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Mexicali
- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MXL - SJO
13h 28m$211–802Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)SAN - SJO
13h 22m$278–1,549Bus
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
3d 15h$276–386Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
4d 9h$359–651Bus #2
- Take the bus from Ensenada to Tijuana International Airport
- Take the bus from Cross Border Express Bus Station to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
4d 21h$413–519
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ensenada to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $270 - $390 and takes 3 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Ensenada to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 11h and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Ensenada to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Ensenada and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Oaxaca, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, Santa Ana and Terminal San Benito - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Ensenada and Costa Rica is 4301 km. The road distance is 5221.5 km.
The best way to get from Ensenada to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 3 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h to get from Ensenada to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Ensenada to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Vagos Tours, depart from Ensenada station.
Ensenada to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Vagos Tours, arrive at Oaxaca station.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Ensenada. It is currently 10:51 AM in Ensenada and 12:51 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Ensenada to Costa Rica is 5221 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Ensenada to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Ensenada, Mexico and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Ensenada to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Oaxaca, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, Santa Ana, and Terminal San Benito - CCA in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Luis Potosi, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Ensenada to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Ensenada to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ensenada to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from Panajachel to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from Santa Ana to San Benito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–45
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $17–45
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Ensenada to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Cross Border Express Bus Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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