There are 7 ways to get from Guanacaste to Medellín by shuttle, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SJO - MDE
7h 21m$779–1,085Fly from Nosara Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane NOB - MDE
8h 1m$143–309Bus, Tour, ferry
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Cartíbus
- Take the ferry from Cartí to Sapzurroferry
- Take the ferry from Sapzurro to Necocliferry
- Take the bus from Necoclí to Terminal del Nortebus
6d 12hFly from Tamarindo Airport
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane TNO - MDE
8h 21m$307–475Fly from Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LIR - MDE
7h 8m$251–439Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Tilarán to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane FON - MDE
9h 4m$370–540Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
7d 13h$815–880
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guanacaste to Medellín is to fly which costs $140 - $310 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Guanacaste to Medellín is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $250 - $440.
The distance between Guanacaste and Medellín is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Guanacaste to Medellín without a car is to bus and Tour and ferry which takes 6 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Guanacaste to Medellín, including transfers.
Medellín is 1h ahead of Guanacaste. It is currently 11:27 AM in Guanacaste and 12:27 PM in Medellín.
There are 2880+ hotels available in Medellín.
What companies run services between Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Medellín, Colombia?
World Ticket, AeroRepública, and three other airlines fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Nosara Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nosara Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nosara Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–270
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Cañas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tilarán to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal 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
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal 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
Bus from Panama City to Cartí
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $175
- Schedules at
- Panama San Blas Tours
- Phone
- +57 604 4448 6641
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootransuroccidente.com
Bus from Necoclí to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cootransuroccidente.com
- Book at
- cootransuroccidente.com
- Phone
- +57 604 448 7712
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesgomezhernandez.com
Bus from Necoclí to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- transportesgomezhernandez.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 5873
- [email protected]
- Website
- sotrauraba.com
Bus from Necoclí to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- sotrauraba.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–55
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 716 6662
- [email protected]
- Website
- San Blas Adventures
Ferry from Cartí to Sapzurro
- Ave. Duration
- 5d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $545
- Website
- San Blas Adventures
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Ferry from Sapzurro to Necocli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
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