There are 8 ways to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Trujillo to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to El Progresobus
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAP - SJO
10h 58m$256–519Bus via Tegucigalpa
cheapest- Take the bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Aduana El Guasaule to Chinandegabus
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Terminal NicaBusbus
28h 37m$83–114Drive 1,038.2 km
- Drive from Trujillo to San Josécar 1,038.2 km
16h 24m$143–207Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to San José
24h 55m$651–653Bus, bus to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
14h 24m$213–476Bus to La Ceiba, fly
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCE - SJO
12h 49m$176–584Bus
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
30h 8m$89–115Bus #2
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
33h 5m$84–125
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica is to bus via Tegucigalpa which costs $80 - $120 and takes 28h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 10h 58m and costs $250 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Trujillo to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Trujillo and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Terminal Metropolitana de Buses and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 8m.
The distance between Trujillo and Costa Rica is 1070 km. The road distance is 1038.2 km.
The best way to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Tegucigalpa which takes 28h 37m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Trujillo to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC, depart from Trujillo station.
Trujillo to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC, arrive at Terminal Metropolitana de Buses station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trujillo to Costa Rica is 1038 km. It takes approximately 16h 24m to drive from Trujillo to Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Trujillo, Honduras and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Trujillo to Terminal NicaBus via Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa, Frontera El Guasaule, Aduana El Guasaule, and Chinandega in around 28h 37m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–450
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Roatan, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Roatan, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guanaja, Roatan, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guanaja, Roatan, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tegucigalpa, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Phone
- +504 9796 5351
- Website
- le-di89.wixsite.com
Bus from Trujillo to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- le-di89.wixsite.com
Bus from Trujillo to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- le-di89.wixsite.com
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to El Progreso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Aduana El Guasaule to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Chinandega to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- info@shuttlelaceibatoleon.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- info@roneeyshuttle.com
- Website
- roneeyshuttle.com
Shuttle from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://www.roneeyshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $385
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
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