There are 7 ways to get from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Palmerola Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
7h 40m$101–466Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus San Pedro Sula
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
14h 37m$59–92Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus San Pedro Sula
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus Chinandega
14h 33m$66–85Drive 774.2 km
- Drive from Tegucigalpa to San Josécar 774.2 km
11h 38m$107–154Bus, bus to Managua Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Guasaule to Managuabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
8h 36mBus, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Taulabebus
- Take the bus from Taulabe to San Pedro Sulabus
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAP - SJO
9h 41m$158–519Bus via Somotillo
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Guasaule to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
15h 26m
Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $55 - $95 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs $100 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Tegucigalpa and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 33m.
The distance between Tegucigalpa and Costa Rica is 721 km. The road distance is 774.2 km.
The best way to get from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 14h 33m and costs $65 - $85.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Tica Bus, depart from Tegucigalpa station.
Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Tica Bus, arrive at Managua Tica Bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica is 774 km. It takes approximately 11h 38m to drive from Tegucigalpa to Costa Rica.
There are 744+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Tegucigalpa to Terminal NicaBus via Managua Tica Bus and Managua in around 14h 33m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–420
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–420
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- 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/
Bus from Guasaule to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Taulabe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Taulabe to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transSanGaspar0321
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