There are 11 ways to get from Guanajuato to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, 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.
Bus to Del Bajío International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Leónbus
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BJX - SJO
10h 37m$95–444Bus
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Ciudad de Mexicobus
- Take the bus from México City to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 5h$508–1,268Drive 2,762.8 km
- Drive from Guanajuato to San Josécar 2,762.8 km
37h 20m$371–536Shuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Guanajuato to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGU - SJO
9h 54m$181–828Bus to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Ciudad de Mexicobus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEX - SJO
10h 24m$490–1,377Bus to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1bus
- Fly from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane QRO - SJO
12h 13m$110–467Bus, bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GDL - SJO
11h 16m$189–464Bus, bus to San Luis Potosí Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León to San Luis Potosíbus
- Fly from San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLP - SJO
12h 39m$197–781Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
2d 8h$319–407Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Busbus
2d 11h$196–360Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 13h$250–415
Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guanajuato to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $90 - $450 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Guanajuato to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 54m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Guanajuato to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Guanajuato and arriving at San José via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel and San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Guanajuato and Costa Rica is 2300 km. The road distance is 2762.8 km.
The best way to get from Guanajuato to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 2 days 8h and costs $310 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Guanajuato to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Guanajuato to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Primera Plus, depart from Guanajuato station.
Guanajuato to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Primera Plus, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Guanajuato to Costa Rica is 2763 km. It takes approximately 37h 20m to drive from Guanajuato to Costa Rica.
There are 757+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Guanajuato, Mexico and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Ciudad de Mexico, México City, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–400
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
Bus from Guanajuato to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
- Book at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Ciudad de Mexico
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $360–450
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $360–650
- Van 9 Passengers
- $500–1,100
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $600–850
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $650–900
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from México City to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- 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 El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- 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/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $21–30
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–27
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Guanajuato to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $28–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from León to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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
- $95–190
- 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 San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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