There are 6 ways to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica by ferry, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Ferry to Roatán International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Roatánferry
- Fly from Roatán International Airport (RTB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane RTB - SJO
10h 49m$377–630Ferry, bus via Terminal Atlántico Norte
cheapest- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Trujilloferry
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
35h 28m$120–173Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Trujilloferry
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
30h 56m$122–168Ferry, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Roatánferry
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to El Progresobus
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAP - SJO
13h 8m$209–614Ferry, shuttle to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Roatánferry
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from La Ceiba to Palmerola
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
17h$165–591Ferry, ferry to La Ceiba, fly
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Roatánferry
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCE - SJO
12h 22m$159–712
Roatán International Airport (RTB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica is to ferry and bus which costs $120 - $170 and takes 30h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica is to ferry and fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $370 - $650.
The distance between Guanaja and Costa Rica is 846 km.
The best way to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 30h 56m and costs $120 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 747+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Guanaja, Honduras and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Guanaja to Costa Rica. However, you can take the ferry to Roatán, walk to Roatán, take the shuttle to West Bay, take the shuttle to Roatan Airport, walk to Roatán International Airport (RTB) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Guanaja to Terminal Tica Bus via Trujillo, Trujillo, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa, and Managua in around 30h 56m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- 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
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Ceiba to El Progreso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- info@roneeyshuttle.com
- Website
- roneeyshuttle.com
Shuttle from La Ceiba to Palmerola
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.roneeyshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $28–50
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- info@roatanferry.com
- Website
- roatanferry.com
Ferry from Guanaja to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.roatanferry.com/
- Adults
- $35–40
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $18–23
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $27–30
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.roatanferry.com/
- Adults
- $25–30
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $13–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $19–24
- Phone
- +504 9572 1456
Ferry from Guanaja to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $38
- Phone
- +504 9436 2231
- info@utilaferry.com
- Website
- hondurasferry.com
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–31
- Schedules at
- hondurasferry.com
- Adult
- $31
- Elderly
- $23
- Children
- $16
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