There are 3 ways to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica by taxi, bus, plane, or ferry
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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
7h 26m$193–397Taxi to Corozal, fly
cheapest- Take the taxi from Tenerife to Corozal (CZU)taxi
- Fly from Corozal (CZU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CZU - SJO
6h 33m$117–445Taxi, ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Tenerife to Cartagenataxi
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
6d 23h$868–918
Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica is to taxi and bus and fly which costs $190 - $400 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $110 - $450.
The distance between Tenerife and Costa Rica is 1139 km.
The best way to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica without a car is to taxi and ferry and bus which takes 6 days 23h and costs $850 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Tenerife to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Tenerife. It is currently 11:46 PM in Tenerife and 10:46 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 779+ 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 Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Cartagena, take the ferry to Portobelo, walk to Portobelo, take the bus to Sabanitas, take the bus to Panama City, walk to Terminal Albrook, then take the bus to Terminal Tica Bus.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Corozal to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Corozal to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Corozal to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- 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
- $8
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $50–70
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- bluesailinginfo@gmail.com
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Estimated price
- $35–140
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