There are 5 ways to get from Limón to Cartago by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus 703-A
4h 7m$19–25Bus via Estación al Atlántico
cheapest- Take the bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus 703 Limon
5h 20m$9–13Drive 143.6 km
- Drive from Limón to Cartagocar 143.6 km
2h 52m$20–28Fly, bus
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIO - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto - San José Lateral to Terminal TUASAbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Lumaca to Cartagobus
3h 46m$167–198Bus, train
- Take the bus from Parada Del Mayoreo to Terminal Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guápiles to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus
- Take the train from Estación al Atlántico to Estación Cartagotrain
4h 59m$13–14
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limón to Cartago is to bus via Estación al Atlántico which costs $9 - $14 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Limón to Cartago is to drive which takes 2h 52m and costs $19 - $28.
No, there is no direct bus from Limón to Cartago. However, there are services departing from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds and arriving at Cartago via Terminal Lumaca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 7m.
The distance between Limón and Cartago is 392 km. The road distance is 143.6 km.
The best way to get from Limón to Cartago without a car is to bus which takes 4h 7m and costs $19 - $25.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Limón to Cartago, including transfers.
Limón to Cartago bus services, operated by Grupo Caribeños, depart from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds station.
Limón to Cartago bus services, operated by Grupo Caribeños, arrive at Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José station.
Yes, the driving distance between Limón to Cartago is 144 km. It takes approximately 2h 52m to drive from Limón to Cartago.
There are 535+ hotels available in Cartago.
What companies run services between Limón, Costa Rica and Cartago, Costa Rica?
Grupo Caribeños operates a bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José every 2 hours. Tickets cost $8–23 and the journey takes 3h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Phone
- +506 25425818
- Website
- incofer.go.cr
Train from Estación al Atlántico to Estación Cartago
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- incofer.go.cr
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto - San José Lateral to Terminal TUASA
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4109 9900 / 4404 9950
- [email protected]
- Website
- lumaca.cr
Bus from Terminal Lumaca to Cartago
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- lumaca.cr
- Website
- tracasa.com
Bus from Parada Del Mayoreo to Terminal Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tracasa.com
Bus from Terminal Guápiles to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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