There are 9 ways to get from Zacatecas to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ZCL - LIO
14h 13m$313–1,252Bus to San Luis Potosí Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Zacatecas to San Luis Potosíbus
- Fly from San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SLP - SJO
12h 23m$182–714Bus
- Take the bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
2d 8h$233–354Drive 3,021.7 km
- Drive from Zacatecas to San Josécar 3,021.7 km
40h 12m$406–586Fly Zacatecas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZCL - SJO
7h 55m$362–939Bus to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Zacatecas to Aguascalientesbus
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGU - SJO
11h 34mBus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Zacatecas to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GDL - SJO
12h 37m$246–626Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
2d 17h$221–315Bus via León
- Take the bus from Zacatecas to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León 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 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 18h$281–487
Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zacatecas to Costa Rica is to bus via Mexico City which costs $220 - $320 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Zacatecas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $360 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Zacatecas to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Zacatecas and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Central del Norte, Politécnico, Tapachula and Terminal San Carlos - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Zacatecas and Costa Rica is 2567 km. The road distance is 3021.7 km.
The best way to get from Zacatecas to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 2 days 17h and costs $220 - $320.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Zacatecas to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Zacatecas to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Zacatecas station.
The best way to get from Zacatecas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs $310 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $360 and takes 2 days 8h.
Zacatecas to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zacatecas to Costa Rica is 3022 km. It takes approximately 40h 12m to drive from Zacatecas to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Zacatecas, Mexico and Costa Rica?
Aeroméxico, World Ticket, and five other airlines fly from Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) to Limón International Airport (LIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Atlántico Norte via México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte, Central del Norte, Diana, Politécnico, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Limón International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Zacatecas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–360
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Zacatecas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- 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
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
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- 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
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $22–35
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
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
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Zacatecas to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- 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
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 554 440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
Bus from Zacatecas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- 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
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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