How to get fromLimón to Medellínby shuttle, bus, plane, or ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Limón to Medellín by shuttle, bus, plane, or ferry

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Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best
1. Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to San Joséshuttle
2. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
3. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SJO - MDE
6h 58m
$346–754
Fly Limón International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
cheapest
1. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LIO - MDE
5h 36m
$156–363
Bus, Tour, ferry
1. Take the bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal de Albrookbus
3. Take the bus from Panama City to Cartíbus
4. Take the ferry from Cartí to Sapzurroferry
5. Take the ferry from Sapzurro to Necocliferry
6. Take the bus from Necoclí to Terminal del Nortebus
6d 13h
Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
1. Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to San Joséshuttle
2. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
3. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane SJO - EOH
10h 2m
$331–1,204

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights

72Weekly Planes

3h 41mAverage Duration

$59Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,234.4 km
Duration: 6h 58m

What companies run services between Limón, Costa Rica and Medellín, Colombia?

World Ticket, AeroRepública, and three other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) 4 times a day.

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Medellín(opens in a new window), Colombia(opens in a new window)

Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Spanish: Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,508,452 at the 2018 census. The metro area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people.

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