There are 3 ways to get from Upala to Colombia by shuttle or plane
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Shuttle, fly to Cartagena
best- Take a shuttle bus from Upala to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
6h 45m$503–756Shuttle, fly to El Dorado International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Upala to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane SJO - BOG
8h 15m$477–778Shuttle, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take a shuttle bus from Upala to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SJO - MDE
7h 31m$556–837
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Upala to Colombia is to shuttle and fly which costs $470 - $800 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Upala to Colombia is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Upala and Colombia is 1154 km.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Upala to Colombia, including transfers.
Colombia is 1h ahead of Upala. It is currently 6:13 AM in Upala and 7:13 AM in Colombia.
There are 2851+ hotels available in Colombia.
What companies run services between Upala, Costa Rica and Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Upala to Colombia. However, you can take the shuttle to La Fortuna, take the shuttle to Alajuela, walk to El Erizo, take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Cartagena (CTG), then take the taxi to Cartagena. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to La Fortuna, take the shuttle to Alajuela, walk to El Erizo, take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE), walk to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport, then take the taxi to Medellín.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Upala to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $197
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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