There are 6 ways to get from Gualaca to Costa Rica by car, bus, shuttle, or plane
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Drive, bus, shuttle
best- Drive from Gualaca to Ciudad Neily
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
5h 44m$52–293Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from David to Terminal Tica BusPanamá
11h 20m$26–50Drive 373.8 km
- Drive from Gualaca to San José373.8 km
6h 57m$52–74Bus, bus to Golfito, fly
- Take the bus from Gualaca to David
- Take the bus from David to La Concepción
- Take the bus from Bugaba to Frontera
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Fly from Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)GLF - SJO
6h 11mShuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San JoséPrivate
9h 41m$504–505Bus, bus to Puerto Jiménez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Gualaca to David
- Take the bus from David to La Concepción
- Take the bus from Bugaba to Frontera
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Ciudad Neily
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Fly from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)PJM - SJO
7h 27m
Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gualaca to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $26 - $50 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gualaca to Costa Rica is to drive and bus and shuttle which takes 5h 44m and costs $50 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Gualaca to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Gualaca and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus via David. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 20m.
The distance between Gualaca and Costa Rica is 380 km. The road distance is 373.8 km.
The best way to get from Gualaca to Costa Rica without a car is to shuttle which takes 9h 41m and costs $504 - $505.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Gualaca to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Gualaca to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from David station.
Gualaca to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Tica Bus station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Gualaca. It is currently 7:52 AM in Gualaca and 6:52 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Gualaca to Costa Rica is 374 km. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Gualaca to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Gualaca, Panama and Costa Rica?
Caribe Shuttle operates a shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José on demand. Tickets cost $500 and the journey takes 7h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $151–156
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–600
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
Bus from Gualaca to David
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from David to La Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Phone
- +507 6265 8842
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bugaba to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bugaba to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Ciudad Neily
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from David to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $26–50
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