How to get from San Jose Alajuela to Tocumen

3 ways to travel

663 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 7 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

Trains and buses couldn't be loaded when this page was made, so this is not the full list and none of it is called best, fastest or cheapest. The planner reads the timetables again for your day.

• Fly
  6h 13m$210–330Estimated
  LIR → PTY · non-stop · typical times
• Drive
  17h 2m$80–110Estimated
  990 km · fuel only
• Taxi
  17h 2m$1,580–2,180Estimated
  one-way cab

Data: Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Costa Rica; the planner lets you pick yours.

• Likely no visa needed for Panama · Costa Rica passport (assumed)Check rules

Travel advice: US State Department. Visa rules: Passport Index data (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules.

Departures today

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