There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Guanaja by plane, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Telabus
- Take the bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Guanajaferry
11h 55m$326–701Bus, ferry via La Ceiba
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Guanajaferry
38h 16m$143–364Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Guanajaferry
25h 4m$189–229Fly to Palmerola Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)plane SJO - XPL
- Take the bus from Comayagua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Guanajaferry
14h 58m$271–942Fly to Roatán International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SJO - RTB
- Take the ferry from Roatán to Guanajaferry
11h$448–1,254Fly to La Ceiba, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Ceiba (LCE)plane SJO - LCE
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Guanajaferry
11h 4m$521–714Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Trujillobus
- Take the ferry from Trujillo to Guanajaferry
44h 42m$146–371
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Guanaja is to bus and ferry via La Ceiba which costs $140 - $370 and takes 38h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Guanaja is to fly and ferry which takes 11h and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Guanaja is 1063 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Guanaja without a car is to bus and ferry via La Ceiba which takes 38h 16m and costs $140 - $370.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Costa Rica to Guanaja, including transfers.
There are two+ hotels available in Guanaja.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Guanaja, Honduras?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Guanaja. However, you can take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), take the taxi to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses, take the bus to Tela, take the bus to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba, take the taxi to La Ceiba, then take the ferry to Guanaja. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Guanaja via Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, Terminal Metropolitana de Buses, Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba, and La Ceiba in around 38h 16m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Guatemala City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Guatemala City, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via San Salvador, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Ceiba via Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +504 8960 8540
- dianaexpress1@hotmail.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Comayagua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $25–40
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $25–40
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–150
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–200
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- Mirna express
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Mirna express
- Phone
- +504 2242-6151
- info@transportescristina.com
- Website
- Transportes Cristina
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Cristina
- Phone
- +504 9445-3636
- transporteskairos@gmail.com
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- Pulmitan de Liberia
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- info@shuttleguacamayos.com
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- info@roneeyshuttle.com
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- info@roatanferry.com
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $55–60
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $28–35
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $40–50
Ferry from La Ceiba to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $55–60
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $28–35
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $40–50
Ferry from La Ceiba to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $55–60
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $28–35
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $40–50
Ferry from La Ceiba to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $55–60
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $28–35
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $40–50
Ferry from Roatán to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $35–40
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $18–23
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $26–35
Ferry from La Ceiba to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $55–60
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $28–35
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $40–50
- Phone
- +504 9572 1456
Ferry from Trujillo to Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $38
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