There are 7 ways to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica by ferry, bus, plane, 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.
Ferry, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Guanaja 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
10h 28m$219–654Ferry, bus via San Pedro Sula
cheapest- Take the ferry from Guanaja to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to San Pedro Sulabus
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
24h 33m$120–195Ferry, shuttle, bus
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to La Ceibaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from La Ceiba to Granada
- Take the bus from Granada to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
29h 33m$178–229Ferry to Roatán International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to Roatánferry
- Fly from Roatán International Airport (RTB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane RTB - SJO
10h 59m$377–630Ferry, shuttle to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Guanaja 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
14h 23m$195–581Ferry to La Ceiba, fly
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to La Ceibaferry
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCE - SJO
9h 52m$169–702Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Guanaja to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
31h 28m$166–221
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica is to ferry and bus via San Pedro Sula which costs $120 - $200 and takes 24h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica is to ferry and fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Guanaja and Costa Rica is 1044 km.
The best way to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica without a car is to ferry and bus via San Pedro Sula which takes 24h 33m and costs $120 - $200.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Guanaja to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 764+ 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 La Ceiba, take the taxi to La Ceiba, take the bus to El Progreso, take the taxi to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) 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 La Ceiba, La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, and Managua in around 24h 33m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and 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 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Roatán International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guanaja, Roatán International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- 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
Bus from La Ceiba to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- 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/
Bus from León to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- info@roneeyshuttle.com
- Website
- roneeyshuttle.com
Shuttle from La Ceiba to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://www.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 Granada to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $29–45
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- iximchetravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Ceiba to León
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- info@roatanferry.com
- Website
- roatanferry.com
Ferry from Guanaja to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.roatanferry.com/
- Adults
- $55–60
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $28–35
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $40–50
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
- $26–35
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