There are 9 ways to get from Potrero 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 San Diego International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAN - SJO
13h 7m$396–2,122Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TIJ - SJO
11h 39m$148–571Drive, bus
- Drive from Potrero to Tijuanacar
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
3d 12h$301–423Drive 5,132.9 km
- Drive from Potrero to San Josécar 5,132.9 km
2d 15h$689–995Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Tecate to Mexicalibus
- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXL - SJO
13h 50m$348–539Bus, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
13h 38m$180–592Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SAN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 42m$778–2,699Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Tecate to México Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
3d 18h$228–316Bus
- Take the bus from Tecate to Huixtlabus
- Take the bus from Huixtla 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
4d 9h$229–346
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potrero to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Potrero to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 39m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Potrero and Costa Rica is 4312 km. The road distance is 5132.9 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Potrero to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Potrero to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 39m and costs $140 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $220 - $320 and takes 3 days 18h.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Potrero. It is currently 6:02 PM in Potrero and 7:02 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Potrero to Costa Rica is 5133 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Potrero to Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Potrero, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
Aeroméxico, Viva Aerobus, and three other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Sr 188 & Tecate Mart, Tecate, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–27
- 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 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
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.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
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tecate to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
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