There are 4 ways to get from Medellín to Costa Rica by plane, bus, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MDE - SJO
5h 4m$197–478Bus, ferry, Tour, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Necoclíbus
- Take the ferry from Necocli to Sapzurroferry
- Take the ferry from Sapzurro to Cartíferry
- Take the taxi from Cartí to El Llanotaxi
- Take the bus from El Llano to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
6d 7hFly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EOH - SJO
8h 48m$232–1,176Taxi, ferry, Tour, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Necoclítaxi
- Take the ferry from Necocli to Sapzurroferry
- Take the ferry from Sapzurro to Cartíferry
- Take the taxi from Cartí to El Llanotaxi
- Take the bus from El Llano to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
6d 8h
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $190 - $480 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $190 - $480.
The distance between Medellín and Costa Rica is 1081 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and ferry and Tour and taxi which takes 6 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Medellín to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Medellín. It is currently 11:02 AM in Medellín and 10:02 AM in Costa Rica.
There are 738+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Costa Rica?
AeroRepública, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa Airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 3 hours.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
- Phone
- +57 604 4448 6641
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootransuroccidente.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Necoclí
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cootransuroccidente.com
- Book at
- cootransuroccidente.com
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Ferry from Necocli to Sapzurro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
Ferry from Necocli to Sapzurro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Estimated price
- $13–473
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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