There are 5 ways to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica by taxi, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus to Cartagena, fly
best- Take the taxi from Tenerife to San Juan Nepomucenotaxi
- Take the bus from San Juan Nepomuceno to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
9h 22m$277–678Bus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Plato to Terminal Santa Martabus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SMR - SJO
13h 20m$86–377Taxi, bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Tenerife to San Juan Nepomucenotaxi
- Take the bus from San Juan Nepomuceno to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BAQ - SJO
10h 31m$125–464Taxi to Corozal, fly
- Take the taxi from Tenerife to Corozal (CZU)taxi
- Fly from Corozal (CZU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CZU - SJO
6h 46m$282–999Taxi, bus, bus to Los Garzones Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Tenerife to San Jacintotaxi
- Take the bus from San Jacinto to Sincelejobus
- Take the bus from Sincelejo to Terminal de Transportes de Monteriabus
- Fly from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MTR - SJO
12h 26m$128–447
Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $85 - $380 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between Tenerife and Costa Rica is 1138 km.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Tenerife. It is currently 3:09 PM in Tenerife and 2:09 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 739+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Tenerife, Magdalena, Colombia and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Tenerife to Costa Rica. However, you can take the taxi to San Juan Nepomuceno, take the bus to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena, take the taxi to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Juan Nepomuceno, take the bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the taxi to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Corozal to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from San Juan Nepomuceno to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from San Juan Nepomuceno to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 310 654 3797
- cooptorcoroma@hotmail.com
- Website
- Torcoroma
Bus from San Juan Nepomuceno to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- Torcoroma
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from San Juan Nepomuceno to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Plato to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $22–30
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from San Jacinto to Sincelejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $15–21
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- pqrtransportesluz@gmail.com
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Bus from Sincelejo to Terminal de Transportes de Monteria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Estimated price
- $27–55
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