There are 7 ways to get from Toluca to Costa Rica by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
best- Fly from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TLC - SJO
6h 12m$136–490Bus to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatoriobus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEX - SJO
6h 50m$128–341Bus
- Take the bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatoriobus
- Take the bus from México City to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 1h$147–243Drive 2,480.7 km
- Drive from Toluca to San Josécar 2,480.7 km
34h 40m$333–481Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Toluca to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte 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 5h$271–349Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Toluca to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Busbus
2d 8h$152–301Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatoriobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 9h$211–355
Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toluca to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $350 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Toluca to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $130 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Toluca to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Toluca and arriving at San José via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel and San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Toluca and Costa Rica is 1967 km. The road distance is 2480.7 km.
The best way to get from Toluca to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 2 days 5h and costs $270 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Toluca to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Toluca to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Autotransportes Flecha Roja, depart from Toluca station.
The best way to get from Toluca to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $130 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $250 and takes 2 days 1h.
Toluca to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Autotransportes Flecha Roja, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toluca to Costa Rica is 2481 km. It takes approximately 34h 40m to drive from Toluca to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Toluca, Mexico and Costa Rica?
Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris Costa Rica fly from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toluca to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Terminal Poniente - Observatorio, Observatorio, Balbuena, México City, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Phone
- +52 55 9689 1914
- sistemas@caminante.mx
- Website
- tmt-caminante.com.mx
Bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- tmt-caminante.com.mx
Bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 1555 9519
- Website
- flecharoja.com.mx
Bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Book at
- flecharoja.com.mx
Bus from Toluca to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Book at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Toluca to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from México City to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–70
- First Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- 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
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $21–30
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–28
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- 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 Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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