There are 9 ways to get from Matamoros to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from General Servando Canales International Airport
best- Fly from General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAM - SJO
6h 24m$185–806Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRO - SJO
8h 50m$133–604Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Matamoros 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 Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
2d 11h$230–416Drive 3,019.5 km
- Drive from Matamoros to San Josécar 3,019.5 km
42h 4m$405–585Bus to General Lucio Blanco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Reynosabus
- Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane REX - SJO
9h 14m$196–764Bus to Mcallen Miller International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Brownsville to McAllen Central Stationbus
- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MFE - SJO
9h 38m$188–863Bus to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Brownsville to Harlingen Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HRL - SJO
10h 10m$172–603Bus
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
2d 15h$309–439Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Tepotzotlánbus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station 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 21h$210–410
General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matamoros to Costa Rica is to bus via Mexico City which costs $230 - $420 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Matamoros to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Matamoros to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Matamoros and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José via Politécnico, Tapachula, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Matamoros and Costa Rica is 2264 km. The road distance is 3019.5 km.
The best way to get from Matamoros to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 2 days 11h and costs $230 - $420.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Matamoros to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Matamoros to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Matamoros station.
The best way to get from Matamoros to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $180 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $230 - $420 and takes 2 days 11h.
Matamoros to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Matamoros. It is currently 4:22 PM in Matamoros and 3:22 PM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Costa Rica?
Aeroméxico, Volaris Costa Rica, and Viva Aerobus fly from General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Matamoros to Terminal Tica Bus San José via México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte, Autobuses del Norte, Politécnico, Politécnico, Tapachula, San Salvador, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from General Servando Canales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from General Servando Canales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from General Servando Canales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Matamoros to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Matamoros to Tepotzotlán
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Brownsville to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Brownsville to Harlingen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 956-682-3481
- ValleyMetroRGV@LRGVDC.org
- Website
- Valley Metro Texas
Bus from Brownsville to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro Texas
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- 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
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $19–28
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
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