There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox by plane, shuttle, unknown, 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.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, travel
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
6h 29mBus, travel via Belize City
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilábus
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 2hBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Peñas Blancasbus Sjo
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Belize City
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Playa del Carmen
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Colectivos to Chiquilábus
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 8hFly from Limón International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane LIO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
10h 13mTaxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly, shuttle, travel
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane XQP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Walk from Chiquilá to Isla Holboxunknown
8h 21mBus, travel
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Playa del Carmen Terminal Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen to Chiquilabus
- Walk from Chiquila to Isla Holboxunknown
2d 14h
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Costa Rica and Isla Holbox is 1421 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox without a car is to bus and shuttle and travel which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox, including transfers.
There are 211+ hotels available in Isla Holbox.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Isla Holbox, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Isla Holbox. However, you can take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the shuttle to Chiquilá, then travel to Isla Holbox. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San José to Isla Holbox via San Salvador, San Salvador, Belize City, Chetumal, Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, and Chiquilá in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
- Phone
- +52 984 135 6451
- [email protected]
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $440–3,100
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
- Shared shuttle
- $440–490
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,800–3,100
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $440–3,100
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
- Shared shuttle
- $440–490
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,800–3,100
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $440–3,100
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
- Shared shuttle
- $440–490
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,800–3,100
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,115
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,115
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- [email protected]
- Website
- MayanOz
Bus from San Salvador to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,100–14,000
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $11,000–14,000
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $3,300–3,900
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $400–600
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $400–600
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,996
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
- Phone
- +501 614 9503
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Shuttle from Belize City to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen Colectivos to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $400–10,000
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $6,000–10,000
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $929
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Playa del Carmen to Chiquila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,853–24,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $5,000–7,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $4,853
- Van 9 Passengers
- $6,000–9,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $19,000–24,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $16,359
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,000
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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