There are 6 ways to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica by shuttle, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Fly from Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAL - SJO
5h 29mBus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from San Miguel to San Salvadorbus 305 / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
23h 6m$72–102Drive, Bus
- Drive from San Miguel to Potosicar
- Take the bus from Potosi to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León Agencia Nicabus to Terminal NicaBusbus
18h 26mDrive 773.6 km
- Drive from San Miguel to San Josécar 773.6 km
11h 47m$104–150Bus
- Take the bus from San Miguel to La Uniónbus
- Take the bus from La Unión to Leónbus Ss
- Take the bus from León to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus
21h 3mBus via Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Take the bus from San Miguel to La Uniónbus
- Take the bus from La Unión to Leónbus Ss
- Take the bus from León to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
22h 3m$230–255
Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 11h 47m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from San Miguel to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from San Miguel and arriving at San José via La Unión, León and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 3m.
The distance between San Miguel and Costa Rica is 783 km. The road distance is 773.6 km.
The best way to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 21h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica, including transfers.
San Miguel to Costa Rica bus services, operated by El Salvador Local Buses, depart from San Miguel station.
San Miguel to Costa Rica bus services, operated by El Salvador Local Buses, arrive at La Unión station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Miguel to Costa Rica is 774 km. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from San Miguel to Costa Rica.
There are 751+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between San Miguel, El Salvador and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Miguel to San José via La Unión, La Unión, León, León, and Managua in around 21h 3m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Phone
- +503 7490 5075
- arguetours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/arguetours
- Phone
- +503 7749 7648
- info@crucedelgolfo.com
- Website
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from Potosi to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from La Unión to León
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $188
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from León Agencia Nicabus to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
Bus from San Miguel to La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from San Miguel to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from León to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from Managua to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
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
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