There are 10 ways to get from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Tampico International Airport
best- Fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TAM - SJO
5h 56m$111–499Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz 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 Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 11h$329–465Drive 3,024.7 km
- Drive from Reynosa to San Josécar 3,024.7 km
42h 33m$406–586Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport
- Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane REX - SJO
6h 6m$146–658Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRO - SJO
6h 19m$132–604Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport
- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MFE - SJO
6h 35m$123–555Fly from Laredo International Airport
- Fly from Laredo International Airport (LRD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LRD - SJO
6h 28m$133–604Bus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz 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 13h$344–450Bus via Coatzacoalcos
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcosbus
- Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos 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$347–449Bus #2
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa 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 18h$357–473
Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $110 - $500 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $110 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Reynosa and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Veracruz, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel and Terminal San Carlos - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Tamaulipas and Costa Rica is 2002 km. The road distance is 3024.7 km.
The best way to get from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Salvador which takes 2 days 11h and costs $320 - $470.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Tamaulipas to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Reynosa station.
The best way to get from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $110 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus via San Salvador, which costs $320 - $470 and takes 2 days 11h.
Tamaulipas to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Veracruz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamaulipas to Costa Rica is 3025 km. It takes approximately 42h 33m to drive from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tamaulipas, Mexico and Costa Rica?
Aeroméxico, Viva Aerobus, and four other airlines fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reynosa to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Veracruz, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Laredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Coatzacoalcos to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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 Veracruz to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Coatzacoalcos to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
- +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
- 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
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