There are 10 ways to get from Isla Holbox to Costa Rica by unknown, shuttle, plane, bus, taxi, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, shuttle, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUN - SJO
5h 41mTravel, bus via Mérida
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquilaunknown
- Take the bus from Chiquila to Meridabus
- Take the bus from Mérida Centro Histórico to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 9hTravel, shuttle, fly to Limón International Airport
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CUN - LIO
8h 10mTravel, shuttle, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CUN - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
21h 25mTravel, shuttle, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane CUN - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
8h 50mTravel, shuttle, fly to Nosara Airport
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CUN - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
10h 19mTravel, shuttle, fly to Cobano, ferry
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Cobano (ACO)plane CUN - ACO
- Take the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenasferry
11h 55mTravel, shuttle, fly to Drake Bay, drive, bus
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane CUN - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Isidro de El Generalbus
12h 36mTravel, bus, shuttle
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take the bus from Chiquilá to Playa del Carmen Colectivosbus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to León
- Take the bus from León to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
2d 11hTravel, bus
- Walk from Isla Holbox to Chiquiláunknown
- Take the bus from Chiquilá to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
2d 16h
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Isla Holbox and Costa Rica is 1423 km.
The best way to get from Isla Holbox to Costa Rica without a car is to travel and bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Isla Holbox to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 747+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Isla Holbox, Mexico and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Isla Holbox to Costa Rica. However, you can travel to Chiquilá, take the shuttle to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, walk to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 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 vehicle from Isla Holbox to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Chiquila, Merida, Mérida Centro Histórico, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Drake Bay via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Drake Bay via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Phone
- +52 984 135 6451
- info@holboxshuttle.com
- Website
- holboxshuttle.com
Shuttle from Chiquilá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $20–170
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $20–23
- Private shuttle/car
- $100–170
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Chiquila to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $320–400
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $310–550
- Van 9 Passengers
- $430–900
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $550–800
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $550–800
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Mérida Centro Histórico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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 León to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- 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 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
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $326
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Nosara to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Isidro de El General
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Chiquilá to Playa del Carmen Colectivos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–420
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $230–420
- Phone
- +52 984 128 4243
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- newaytoursguate@gmail.com
- Website
- newaytours.com
Shuttle from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- newaytours.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to León
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- newaytours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chiquilá to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
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