Hi !
In July, I will take the bus Guatemala City - San Jose via
El Salvador. How much would it cost ? Is there a company
that runs night busses ? Do they drive in the weekends (day
or/and night) ?
Also, how much is a plane ticket (one way) Guatemala City -
San Jose ?
Thanks !
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I just booked a one way flight San Jose to Guatemala city
for June 16th, it cost $336 Canadian (a Can dollar is worth
67 cents US). That is with United Airlines. I could have
saved $20 by using COPA, but last time I flew them (20 years
ago) they ran the plane off the end of the runway in
Managua. A trainee pilot landed it and screwed up. To top it
off we were held on the plane for 2 hours after by 14 year
old boys with guns (it was during the revolution)
I took a bus (Tica Buslines) from Guate to San Jose in Dec
98 and sorry but I can't remember the exact price but it
ranged around $70USD. I paid in quetzal but they accept
USD. Tica bus phone number is located in their phone books
and they speak English. I took public transit to their
terminal. Their buses are comfortable, with reclining
seats and little TV's that show movies in English with
Spanish subtitles, they even had a washroom. Since I was
travelling just after Hurricane Mitch and going over
makeshift bridges, travel times were 10-14 hours/day. We
went from Guate-San Salvador, San Salvador-Managua, and
then Managua-San Jose. Each city has a hotel attached to
Tica bus stops and they stop overnight and leave very
early. I found the bus hotels expensive so wandered a few
blocks and found really cheap hotels nearby. You can stay
in these cities as long as you want (I'm sure the bus
ticket has an expiry though) and check it out. You just
call a day in advance to Tica bus and let them know you're
joining them if there's room. San Salvador was really cool
but Managua is really spread out and I was warned to watch
out as there are many gangs there. Make sure you carry US
cash because I had to pay $10USD to get into El Salvador
and again at Nicaragua and again at Costa Rica, I'm
Canadian. I'd bus rather than fly just to see the other
countries along the way. Tica bus is awesome.
I took a bus (Tica Buslines) from Guate to San Jose in Dec
98 and sorry but I can't remember the exact price but it
ranged around $70USD. I paid in quetzal but they accept
USD. Tica bus phone number is located in their phone books
and they speak English. I took public transit to their
terminal. Their buses are comfortable, with reclining
seats and little TV's that show movies in English with
Spanish subtitles, they even had a washroom. Since I was
travelling just after Hurricane Mitch and going over
makeshift bridges, travel times were 10-14 hours/day. We
went from Guate-San Salvador, San Salvador-Managua, and
then Managua-San Jose. Each city has a hotel attached to
Tica bus stops and they stop overnight and leave very
early. I found the bus hotels expensive so wandered a few
blocks and found really cheap hotels nearby. You can stay
in these cities as long as you want (I'm sure the bus
ticket has an expiry though) and check it out. You just
call a day in advance to Tica bus and let them know you're
joining them if there's room. San Salvador was really cool
but Managua is really spread out and I was warned to watch
out as there are many gangs there. Make sure you carry US
cash because I had to pay $10USD to get into El Salvador
and again at Nicaragua and again at Costa Rica, I'm
Canadian. I'd bus rather than fly just to see the other
countries along the way. Tica bus is awesome.
hey there...I took the bus from Guate to San Jose in early
December and it cost about $70USD. This does not include
border passages or accomodations. The busline is Tica Bus
and they're phone # is in their white pages. We travelled
long days 12-14 hours but that was due to makeshift bridges
and heavy lineups (this was too soon after Mitch). We went
Guate-San Salvador, San Salvador-Managua, and then Managua-
San Jose. The trip is awesome, air conditioned bus,
reclining seats, movies, toilet. Each night we would stop
and spend the night in the city and then leave early morn.
The Tica hotels are not so budget-minded $10USD but you
could go around the corner and find a $3-5USD basic room.
You don't have to travel consecutive days either!
the employees in this station are very rude and the hotel
people will try to shaft you on the price. Be ready to be
treated like garbage if you look "northamerican".