There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to San Blas by plane, unknown, bus, shuttle, or busferry
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 Tocumen International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SJO - PTY
- Walk from Chepo to San Blasunknown
5h 39mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus Terminal Albrook – Terminal San José
- Walk from Nuevo Tocumen to San Blasunknown
18h 41mFly Limón International Airport to Tocumen International Airport, travel
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LIO - PTY
- Walk from Chepo to San Blasunknown
5h 33mBus to Changuinola, fly to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport, bus, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Mepe - Limón to Terminal Sixaolabus
- Fly from Changuinola (CHX) to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)plane CHX - PAC
- Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to El Llanobus
- Walk from El Llano to San Blasunknown
9h 1mShuttle, bus to David, fly to Tocumen International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane DAV - PTY
- Walk from Chepo to San Blasunknown
10h 31mBus, Tour, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the busferry from Panama City to Natural Swimming poolbusferry
- Walk from Natural Swimming pool to San Blasunknown
23h 15m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Costa Rica and San Blas is 632 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to San Blas without a car is to bus and travel which takes 18h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Costa Rica to San Blas, including transfers.
There are 35+ hotels available in San Blas.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and San Blas, Panama?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to San Blas. However, you can take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport (PTY), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, take the shuttle to Chepo, then travel to San Blas. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to San Blas via Terminal Tica Bus Panamá, Albrook, San Miguelito, and Nuevo Tocumen in around 18h 41m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from David to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- airpanama.com
Flights from Changuinola to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamá
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Mepe - Limón to Terminal Sixaola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
- Phone
- +507 303 3030
- Website
- Sindicato Unido Darien
Bus from Terminal de Albrook to El Llano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Sindicato Unido Darien
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal de Albrook
- 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
- Phone
- +52 55 3115 3995
- [email protected]
- Website
- Panama San Blas Tours
Busferry from Panama City to Natural Swimming pool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $406
- Schedules at
- Panama San Blas Tours
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