There are 7 ways to get from La Ceiba to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly
best- 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
8h 5m$174–442Bus
cheapest- 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 NicaBusbus
22h 7m$85–108Drive 1,040.2 km
- Drive from La Ceiba to San Josécar 1,040.2 km
18h 2m$144–207Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from La Ceiba to Granada
- Take the bus from Granada to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
27h 10mFly from La Ceiba
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCE - SJO
6h 33m$145–630Bus, bus to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to El Progresobus
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
11h 51m$140–438Bus via Tegucigalpa
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
22h 43m$86–131
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Ceiba to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $85 - $110 and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from La Ceiba to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from La Ceiba to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from La Ceiba and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via San Pedro Sula and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 7m.
The distance between La Ceiba and Costa Rica is 919 km. The road distance is 1040.2 km.
The best way to get from La Ceiba to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 22h 7m and costs $85 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from La Ceiba to Costa Rica, including transfers.
La Ceiba to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Mirna express, depart from La Ceiba station.
The best way to get from La Ceiba to Costa Rica is to bus which takes 22h 7m and costs $85 - $110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 6h 33m.
La Ceiba to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Mirna express, arrive at San Pedro Sula station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Ceiba to Costa Rica is 1040 km. It takes approximately 18h 2m to drive from La Ceiba to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between La Ceiba, Honduras and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from La Ceiba to Terminal NicaBus via San Pedro Sula, Managua Tica Bus, and Managua in around 22h 7m. Alternatively, Aerolineas, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- 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
- $120–360
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
- $120–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Roatan, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guanaja, Roatan, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- 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 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- 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 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
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- info@shuttlelaceibatoleon.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from La Ceiba to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- 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
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
- transportes_kamaldy@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
- Phone
- +504 9305 8135
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TransportesSanMiguelPlus
- Plus
- $25
- Ejecutive
- $19
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