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 La Ceibabus
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to El Progresobus
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAP - SJO
10h 54m$181–531Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trujillo to San Pedro Sulabus
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
25h 27m$82–121Bus via La Ceiba
- Take the bus from Trujillo to La Ceibabus
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to San Pedro Sulabus
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
24h 39m$85–125Drive 1,037.5 km
- Drive from Trujillo to San Josécar 1,037.5 km
16h 31m$143–207Bus to La Ceiba, fly
- Take the bus from Trujillo to La Ceibabus
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LCE - SJO
9h 57m$135–631Bus, bus to Palmerola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Trujillo to La Ceibabus
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to El Progresobus
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
14h 31m$117–497Bus via Tegucigalpa
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
25h 43m$84–130Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Trujillo to La Ceibabus
- Take the bus from La Ceiba to Leónbus
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
34h 56m$376–403
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 which costs $80 - $130 and takes 25h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 9h 57m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Trujillo to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Trujillo and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus via La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
The distance between Trujillo and Costa Rica is 1071 km. The road distance is 1037.5 km.
The best way to get from Trujillo to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via La Ceiba which takes 24h 39m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 54m 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 La Ceiba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trujillo to Costa Rica is 1038 km. It takes approximately 16h 31m to drive from Trujillo to Costa Rica.
There are 777+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Trujillo, Honduras and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Trujillo to Terminal Tica Bus via La Ceiba, La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, and Managua in around 24h 39m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from La Ceiba to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +504 9796 5351
- Website
- le-di89.wixsite.com
Bus from Trujillo to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- le-di89.wixsite.com
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Ceiba to El Progreso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from La Ceiba to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
Bus from Trujillo to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
Bus from Trujillo to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- iximchetravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Ceiba to León
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from León to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–45
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