There are 5 ways to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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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 24mBus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from San Miguel to Managua Tica Busbus Managua
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
24h 27m$61–103Bus via Potosi
- Take the bus from San Miguel to La Uniónbus
- Take the bus from La Unión to Potosibus Ss
- Take the bus from Potosi to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
17h 27mDrive 773.1 km
- Drive from San Miguel to San Josécar 773.1 km
11h 46m$104–150Bus
- Take the bus from San Miguel to Managua Tica Busbus Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
19h 54m$63–98
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 $60 - $100 and takes 19h 54m.
The fastest way to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 11h 46m 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 Terminal NicaBus via La Unión, Potosi, León and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
The distance between San Miguel and Costa Rica is 783 km. The road distance is 773.1 km.
The best way to get from San Miguel to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Potosi which takes 17h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m 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 773 km. It takes approximately 11h 46m to drive from San Miguel to Costa Rica.
There are 777+ 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 Terminal NicaBus via La Unión, La Unión, Potosi, León, León, Managua Tica Bus, and Managua in around 17h 27m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- 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
Bus from San Miguel to La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +503 7749 7648
- info@crucedelgolfo.com
- Website
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from La Unión to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $188
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
Bus from Potosi to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rutadelgolfo.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from León to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Miguel to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $28–50
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