There are 11 ways to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SJO - TIJ
10h 34m$6,437–12,249Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJO - SAN
13h 10m$3,899–15,145Bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Exprebus Av. Politécnico to Exprebus Camichinesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Portales to Tijuanabus
3d 17h$6,600–7,455Drive 5,212.5 km
- Drive from San José to Rosaritocar 5,212.5 km
2d 15h$12,982–18,752Fly Limón International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane LIO - TIJ
12h 23m$5,107–17,645Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LIR - SAN
15h 15m$11,222–34,337Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane SJO - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Rosaritobus
15h 51m$5,175–18,017Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJO - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
13h 40m$6,924–11,398Bus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Rosaritobus
3d 23h$6,474–11,359Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
4d 20h$8,003–10,531Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Huixtlabus
- Take the bus from Huixtla to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Rosaritobus
4d 21h$4,486–7,155
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito is to bus which costs $4400 - $7500 and takes 4 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito is to fly which takes 10h 34m and costs $6000 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Rosarito. However, there are services departing from San José and arriving at Tijuana via San Salvador, Tapachula, Exprebus Av. Politécnico and Terminal Portales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 17h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Rosarito is 4222 km. The road distance is 5212.5 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 21h and costs $4400 - $7500.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Rosarito bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from San José station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Rosarito is to fly which takes 10h 34m and costs $6000 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus via Tlaquepaque, which costs $6500 - $7500 and takes 3 days 17h.
Costa Rica to Rosarito bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Rosarito is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 2:28 AM in Costa Rica and 1:28 AM in Rosarito.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Rosarito, Mexico?
Volaris, Aeroméxico, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San José to Rosarito via San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Exprebus Av. Politécnico, Exprebus Camichines, Terminal Portales, and Tijuana in around 3d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–25,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–27,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–28,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–28,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–28,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–25,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–16,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–17,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–25,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–45,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–14,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–15,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- 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
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $929
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 800 397 7636
- [email protected]
- Website
- exprebus.com.mx
Bus from Exprebus Av. Politécnico to Exprebus Camichines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- exprebus.com.mx
- Book at
- exprebus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Portales to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400
- Schedules at
- GTB Autobuses Norte de Sinaloa
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,883
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,995
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,300
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- [email protected]
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Rosarito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Rosarito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Rosarito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–800
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
- Website
- LAX LINQ
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $950–1,200
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $685–695
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $1,200–1,800
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $360–550
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–600
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $400–600
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Fletes y Pasajes S.A. de C.V (Fypsa)
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Huixtla to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,000
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
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