There are 9 ways to get from Tijuana to Limón by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane TIJ - LIO
17h 20m$192–730Fly San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SAN - LIO
13h 21m$145–571Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limónbus
4d 3h$395–755Drive 5,272.1 km
- Drive from Tijuana to Limóncar 5,272.1 km
2d 17h$707–1,022Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TIJ - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
15h 13m$1,302–2,430Fly San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAN - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
15h 45m$1,135–1,571Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tijuana Línea, B.C. to El Montebus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LAX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
17h 32m$1,003–1,873Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tijuana Línea, B.C. to El Montebus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
17h 8m$1,343–1,668Bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limónbus
5d 6h$408–517
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tijuana to Limón is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Limón is to fly which takes 13h 21m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Tijuana to Limón. However, there are services departing from Tijuana and arriving at Terminal Mepe - Limón via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Terminal San Carlos - CCA and Terminal Atlántico Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 3h.
The distance between Tijuana and Limón is 4299 km. The road distance is 5272.1 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Limón without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 6h and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 17h 20m to get from Tijuana to Limón, including transfers.
Tijuana to Limón bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Tijuana station.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Limón is to fly which takes 17h 20m and costs $190 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $390 - $800 and takes 4 days 3h.
Tijuana to Limón bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Limón is 1h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 11:46 AM in Tijuana and 12:46 PM in Limón.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Limón, Costa Rica?
Aeroméxico, World Ticket, and three other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Limón International Airport (LIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tijuana to Terminal Mepe - Limón via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, San Salvador, Terminal San Carlos - CCA, and Terminal Atlántico Norte in around 4d 3h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–430
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +506 2758 0618 / 2758 1572 / 4070-6373
- atencionalusuario@mepe.co.cr
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Tijuana Línea, B.C. to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $30–50
Bus from Tijuana Línea, B.C. to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $30–50
Bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $35–55
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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