There are 9 ways to get from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUN - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Playas del Coco
9h 4m$818–1,138Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
46h 44m$200–246Drive 1,738.9 km
- Drive from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Cococar 1,738.9 km
29h 42m$234–337Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa del Carmen to Belize City
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
44h 56mFly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CUN - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa Tamarindo to Playas del Coco
9h 40mFly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CUN - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Playas del Coco
13h 50m$213–636Fly to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CUN - LIR
9h 40m$217–899Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CUN - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
19h 32m$420–898Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna to Comitánbus 2 / ...
- Take the bus from Comitán to Antigua Guatemalabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
2d 4h$351–507
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco is to bus which costs $200 - $250 and takes 46h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 4m and costs $800 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco. However, there are services departing from Playa del Carmen and arriving at Terminal Pulmitan Playas Del Coco via San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador and Terminal Pulmitan Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 44m.
The distance between Playa del Carmen and Playas del Coco is 1578 km. The road distance is 1738.9 km.
The best way to get from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco without a car is to bus which takes 46h 44m and costs $200 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco, including transfers.
Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco bus services, operated by Turismo y Excursiones Alianza, depart from Playa del Carmen station.
The best way to get from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco is to bus which takes 46h 44m and costs $200 - $250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $210 - $900 and takes 9h 40m.
Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco bus services, operated by Turismo y Excursiones Alianza, arrive at San Cristóbal de las Casas station.
Playas del Coco is 1h behind Playa del Carmen. It is currently 11:05 PM in Playa del Carmen and 10:05 PM in Playas del Coco.
What companies run services between Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Playas del Coco, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Playa del Carmen to Playas del Coco via San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador, Terminal Pulmitan Liberia, and Terminal Pulmitan Playas Del Coco in around 46h 44m. Alternatively, Volaris, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $324
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
Bus from Playa del Carmen to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from Panajachel to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from Comitán to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +501 614 9503
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Shuttle from Playa del Carmen to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Shuttle from Belize City to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
- Phone
- +503 7223 2638
- [email protected]
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from Playa Tamarindo to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Nosara to Playas del Coco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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