There are 5 ways to get from Medellín to Jacó by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MDE - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
7h 29m$380–755Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane MDE - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Jacótaxi
8h 14m$289–473Bus, 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 Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Jacóbus
6d 5hFly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EOH - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
11h 13m$335–1,016Taxi, 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 Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Jacóbus
6d 5h
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Jacó is to fly and taxi which costs $280 - $480 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Jacó is to fly and bus and shuttle which takes 7h 29m and costs $380 - $800.
The distance between Medellín and Jacó is 1279 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Jacó without a car is to bus and ferry and Tour and taxi which takes 6 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Medellín to Jacó, including transfers.
Jacó is 1h behind Medellín. It is currently 5:49 PM in Medellín and 4:49 PM in Jacó.
There are 789+ hotels available in Jacó.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Jacó, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Medellín to Jacó. However, you can take the taxi to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport, walk to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14, walk to San José, then take the shuttle to Jacó. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Necoclí, walk to Necocli, take the ferry to Sapzurro, walk to Sapzurro, take the ferry to Cartí, take the taxi to El Llano, take the bus to Albrook, then take the bus to Jacó.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Pereira, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Cartagena, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- 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
- +57 604 448 7712
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesgomezhernandez.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Necoclí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- transportesgomezhernandez.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 5873
- [email protected]
- Website
- sotrauraba.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Necoclí
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- sotrauraba.com
- Phone
- +507 303 3030
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from El Llano to Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
Bus from El Llano to Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–80
- 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
- Phone
- +57 313 716 6662
- [email protected]
- Website
- sanblasadventures.com
Ferry from Sapzurro to Cartí
- Ave. Duration
- 5d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $545
- Website
- https://sanblasadventures.com/
Ferry from Sapzurro to Cartí
- Ave. Duration
- 5d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $545
- Website
- https://sanblasadventures.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Estimated price
- $13–508
Taxi Quepos
- Phone
- +506 8501 0497
- Website
- taxiquepos.com
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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