There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Colón Island by shuttle, busferry, car, ferry, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, bus and ferry
best- Take a shuttle bus from San José to CahuitaSan José / ...
- Take the busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry Shared
6h 40m$139–145Drive, Local Boat
cheapest- Drive from San José to Almirantecar
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry Almirante
5h 33m$47–65Fly from Limón International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane LIO - BOC
5h 50m$425–593Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Estación de Buses Cahuitabus San José
- Take the busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry Shared
8h 23m$78–92Bus, bus and ferry via Limón
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Caribeños, Limónbus 703
- Take the bus from Terminal Mepe - Limón to Estación de Buses Cahuitabus
- Take the busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry
8h 56m$78–89Bus, bus and ferry via Manzanillo
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Parada Playa Manzanillobus San José – Manzanillo
- Take the busferry from Manzanillo to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry Shared
9h 22m$80–91Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane XQP - BOC
4h 51m$530–841Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane SJO - BOC
3h 23m$315–632
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Colón Island is to drive and Local Boat which costs $45 - $65 and takes 5h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Colón Island is to fly which takes 3h 23m and costs $310 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Colón Island. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Taxi Valencia Dock via Cahuita. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Costa Rica and Colón Island is 329 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Colón Island without a car is to shuttle and bus and ferry which takes 6h 40m and costs $135 - $145.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Costa Rica to Colón Island, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Colón Island bus services, operated by Autotransportes MEPE, depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
Costa Rica to Colón Island bus services, operated by Autotransportes MEPE, arrive at Estación de Buses Cahuita station.
There are 234+ hotels available in Colón Island.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Colón Island, Panama?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–340
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878 / 2221 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from San José to Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Busferry from Manzanillo to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +506 2758 0618 / 2758 1572 / 4070-6373
- [email protected]
- Website
- mepecr.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Estación de Buses Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
Bus from Terminal Mepe - Limón to Estación de Buses Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Parada Playa Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Caribeños, Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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