There are 2 ways to get from Bogotá to Costa Rica by plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BOG - SJO
4h 47m$222–390Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
7d 18h$814–910
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bogotá to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $220 - $390 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Bogotá to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs $220 - $390.
The distance between Bogotá and Costa Rica is 1266 km.
The best way to get from Bogotá to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7 days 18h and costs $800 - $950.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Bogotá to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Bogotá. It is currently 3:24 AM in Bogotá and 2:24 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bogotá, Colombia and Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Copa Airlines, and AeroRepública fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 2 hours.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–390
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $55–80
- Phone
- +57 316 7844999
- [email protected]
- Website
- berlinasdelfonce.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $40–60
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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