There are 7 ways to get from Cartagena to Playas del Coco by plane, shuttle, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Playas del Coco
10h 2m$832–1,190Fly to Liberia International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CTG - LIR
10h 47m$122–619Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Playas del Cocobus
7d 1h$771–809Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CTG - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa Tamarindo to Playas del Coco
9h 32mFly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CTG - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Playas del Coco
13h 21m$126–394Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane CTG - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
13h 28m$572–995Ferry, bus via Panama City Marcos A Gelabert Airport (PAC)
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Playas del Cocobus
7d 3h$771–799
Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Playas del Coco is to fly and shuttle which costs $120 - $400 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Playas del Coco is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 2m and costs $800 - $1,200.
The distance between Cartagena and Playas del Coco is 1224 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Playas del Coco without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 7 days 1h and costs $770 - $810.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Cartagena to Playas del Coco, including transfers.
Playas del Coco is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 2:50 PM in Cartagena and 1:50 PM in Playas del Coco.
There are 870+ hotels available in Playas del Coco.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Playas del Coco, Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Cartagena to Nosara Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Cartagena to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Cartagena to Nosara Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Cartagena to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Cartagena to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $324
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOPA
Bus from Terminal de Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Shuttle from Playa Tamarindo to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Nosara to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
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