There are 2 ways to get from Bucaramanga 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 Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BGA - SJO
5h 8m$152–276Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga 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 8h$799–867
Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucaramanga to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $150 - $280 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bucaramanga to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $150 - $280.
The distance between Bucaramanga and Costa Rica is 1278 km.
The best way to get from Bucaramanga to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7 days 8h and costs $800 - $900.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Bucaramanga to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Bucaramanga. It is currently 5:56 AM in Bucaramanga and 4:56 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 760+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $34–60
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $40–60
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $35–55
- Phone
- +57 316 7844999
- [email protected]
- Website
- berlinasdelfonce.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $29–40
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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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