There are 6 ways to get from Upala to Limón by bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Guápiles
best- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Upala to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus 515
- Take the bus from Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe to Terminal Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guápiles to Parada Antes Del Macdonaldsbus
8h 37m$22–25Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Upala to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus 515
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Limónbus 703 San Jose
8h 40m$18–25Drive 281.7 km
- Drive from Upala to Limóncar 281.7 km
4h 9m$38–55Shuttle, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Upala to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SJO - LIO
5h 45m$719–760Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Upala to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Guápiles
- Take the bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Parada Antes Del Macdonaldsbus
6h 17m$486Bus via Quesada
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal Upala to Terminal San Carlosbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Quesada to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Diagonal Al Macdonaldsbus
11h 9m$27–43
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Upala to Limón is to bus which costs $18 - $26 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Upala to Limón is to drive which takes 4h 9m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Upala to Limón. However, there are services departing from Terminal de buses Upala and arriving at Parada Antes Del Macdonalds via Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe and Terminal Guápiles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Upala and Limón is 761 km. The road distance is 281.7 km.
The best way to get from Upala to Limón without a car is to bus via Guápiles which takes 8h 37m and costs $22 - $26.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Upala to Limón, including transfers.
Upala to Limón bus services, operated by Transnorte de Upala, depart from Terminal de buses Upala station.
Upala to Limón bus services, operated by Transnorte de Upala, arrive at Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Upala to Limón is 282 km. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Upala to Limón.
There are 37+ hotels available in Limón.
What companies run services between Upala, Costa Rica and Limón, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Terminal de buses Upala to Parada Antes Del Macdonalds via Terminal Atlántico Norte, Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe, and Terminal Guápiles in around 8h 37m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal de buses Upala to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal de buses Upala to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe to Terminal Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Website
- tracasa.com
Bus from Terminal Guápiles to Parada Antes Del Macdonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tracasa.com
Bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Parada Antes Del Macdonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tracasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Upala to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Upala to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $178
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2460 1012
- [email protected]
- Website
- transpisa.now.site
Bus from Terminal Municipal Upala to Terminal San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- transpisa.now.site
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- [email protected]
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Ciudad Quesada to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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