There are 9 ways to get from Tegucigalpa to San José by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Palmerola Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from Toncontín Airport to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XPL - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
8h 27m$213–446Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Tegucigalpa to Ocotalcar
- Take the bus from Ocotal to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Rivasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
15h 33m$45–60Drive 774.6 km
- Drive from Tegucigalpa to San Josécar 774.6 km
11h 39m$107–155Fly from Tegucigalpa Airport, bus
- Fly from Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TGU - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
8h 26m$420–662Bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAP - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
9h 30m$282–619Bus, shuttle to Cuscatlán International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Hotel Intercontinental Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Amatillobus
- Take the bus from Frontera El Amatillo to San Miguelbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Fly from Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAL - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
11h 26mBus via Managua
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus Managua – Tegucigalpa / ...
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus Chinandega
19h 23m$66–76Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus Managua – Tegucigalpa / ...
- Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus San Salvador
23hBus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus Managua – Tegucigalpa / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
24h$59–88
Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tegucigalpa to San José is to drive and bus which costs $45 - $60 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tegucigalpa to San José is to fly and bus which takes 8h 26m and costs $420 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Tegucigalpa to San José. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 23m.
The distance between Tegucigalpa and San José is 815 km. The road distance is 774.6 km.
The best way to get from Tegucigalpa to San José without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 19h 23m and costs $65 - $80.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Tegucigalpa to San José, including transfers.
Tegucigalpa to San José bus services, operated by Tica Bus, depart from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa station.
Tegucigalpa to San José bus services, operated by Tica Bus, arrive at Terminal Tica Bus Managua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tegucigalpa to San José is 775 km. It takes approximately 11h 39m to drive from Tegucigalpa to San José.
There are 753+ hotels available in San José.
What companies run services between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and San José, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal NicaBus via Terminal Tica Bus Managua and Managua in around 19h 23m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Roatan, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Bus from Toncontín Airport to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- Transporte Ejecutivo V Estrellas
- 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
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
- +505 22330961
- Website
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Ocotal to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Managua to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Hotel Intercontinental Tegucigalpa to Frontera El Amatillo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $10–15
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Tegucigalpa to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Frontera El Amatillo to San Miguel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Phone
- +503 7490 5075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Argueta Tours y Transportes
Shuttle from San Miguel to San Salvador Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Argueta Tours y Transportes
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from Managua to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
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