There are 10 ways to get from Manzanillo to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, taxi, or shuttle
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Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GDL - SJO
9h 53m$174–334Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ZLO - LIO
21h 24m$172–662Bus
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 10h$236–343Drive 3,162.4 km
- Drive from Manzanillo to San Josécar 3,162.4 km
42h 21m$425–613Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZLO - SJO
7h 8m$221–749Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ZLO - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
17h 19m$290–807Bus to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallartabus
- Fly from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVR - SJO
13h$203–434Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Manzanillo 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 14h$358–470Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Poniente - Observatoriobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente 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 19h$275–594Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Manzanillo 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 22h$295–488
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manzanillo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $440 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Manzanillo to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $220 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Manzanillo to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Manzanillo 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 14h.
The distance between Manzanillo and Costa Rica is 2665 km. The road distance is 3162.4 km.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 2 days 14h and costs $350 - $470.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Manzanillo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Manzanillo to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ETN Turistar, depart from Manzanillo station.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Costa Rica is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $230 - $350. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $220 - $750 and takes 7h 8m.
Manzanillo to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ETN Turistar, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manzanillo to Costa Rica is 3162 km. It takes approximately 42h 21m to drive from Manzanillo to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Manzanillo, Mexico and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Atlántico Norte via México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte, Autobuses del Norte, Politécnico, Politécnico, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Aeroméxico, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–60
- 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
- 3 times a week
- 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
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–28
- Phone
- +52 33 3600 0598
- contacto@autocamionesdelpacifico.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- 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
- $85–160
- 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
- +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
- $20–85
- 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
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
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