There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Utila by plane, bus, ferry, car, taxi, or shuttle
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 Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Telabus
- Take the bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
11h 23mFly to Roatán International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SJO - RTB
- Take the ferry from Roatán to Utilaferry
10h 45m$461–1,248Drive, bus, taxi, ferry
- Drive from San José to Ciudad Quesadacar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Quesada to Los Chilesbus
- Take the bus from San Carlos to Managua Mercado Mayoreobus
- Take the bus from Managua to Jalapabus
- Drive from Jalapa to Juticalpacar
- Take the bus from Juticalpa to Olanchitobus
- Take the taxi from Olanchito to La Ceibataxi
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
22h 44mShuttle, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
24h 50mFly to Palmerola Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)plane SJO - XPL
- Take the bus from Comayagua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
14h 27mFly to La Ceiba, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Ceiba (LCE)plane SJO - LCE
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
10h 32mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
37h 45mBus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
24h 32m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Utila is to fly and ferry which costs $460 - $1,300 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Utila is to fly and ferry which takes 10h 45m and costs $460 - $1,300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Utila is 982 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Utila without a car is to shuttle and ferry which takes 24h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Costa Rica to Utila, including transfers.
There are 26+ hotels available in Utila.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Utila, Honduras?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Utila. However, you can take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), take the taxi to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses, take the bus to Tela, take the bus to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba, take the taxi to La Ceiba, then take the ferry to Utila. Alternatively, you can drive to Ciudad Quesada, take the bus to Los Chiles, drive to San Carlos, take the bus to Managua Mercado Mayoreo, walk to Managua, take the bus to Jalapa, drive to Juticalpa, take the bus to Olanchito, take the taxi to La Ceiba, then take the ferry to Utila.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Guatemala City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Guatemala City, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via San Salvador, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +504 8960 8540
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Comayagua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Cotraipbal
- Phone
- +506 2460 1886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Chilsaca S.A.
Bus from Ciudad Quesada to Los Chiles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- Chilsaca S.A.
Bus from San Carlos to Managua Mercado Mayoreo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- estelibuses.web.app
- Phone
- +505 22330961
- Website
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Managua to Jalapa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Juticalpa to Olanchito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Travel with Hello - Honduras public transport
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $385
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from Granada to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from Granada to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $25–40
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–150
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mirna express
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Mirna express
- Phone
- +504 2242-6151
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Cristina
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Cristina
- Phone
- +504 9445-3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- Pulmitan de Liberia
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- [email protected]
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from Roatán to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Phone
- +504 9436 2231
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dream Ferries
Ferry from Roatán to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $31
- VIP
- $34
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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