For Costa Rica Vacation,  Travel to Nicaragua or through-travel to
South America via Panama City,  Bus Central America on Tica Bus,
Chiapas to Panama City.  
For budget travelers and backpacking travelers  through Southern Mexico to
Central America or for those on a luxury bus trip to a Costa Rica Vacation, a
Guatemalan ruins trip, or a trip as far south as Panama City, there is a bus option
that takes some of the anxiety out of crossing borders and finding the
next bus.
This system is called the Tica Bus for short and stands for Tansportes
Internacionales Centroamericanos:

The 2012 ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City
Panama in Central America is $254. USD round trip, paid in US Dollars, travelers
checks, or the currency of the country only, no checks or credit cards accepted.

Make reservation via email and pay when arriving at the terminal.

The above mentioned trip leaves
Tapachula Chiapas Mexico and goes through
Guatemala to El Salvador where it stops for the night. It then goes to Managua and
stops for the overnight. The bus then makes a day and overnight trip to Panama.
Trips to
Costa Rica via executive service available.
Central America Travel Schedule,
The Tica Bus  Luxury Seating at a Backpackers Price
Budget Travel, Bus Central America Travel, Tica Bus,
Chiapas to Panama
Beyond Panama south there is no reliable road. Impassible during the rain season and dangerous any time the
roads turn to dirt track and only a few 4wd vehicles make the passage through the Darien Gap. Otherwise air or
boat is the only way to reach south America from Panama.
Bus service through
Central America
can be made
simpler and safer
by the Tica Bus.

Ticas Bus  runs a total
of 38 air-conditioned
buses that have
reclining seats,
restrooms, window
curtains, TV, and video.
  • Tapachula Chiapas
Leave Tapachula at 7:00 am, arrive at Guatemala at 12:00 noon.
  • Guatemala
Leave Guatemala at 1:00 p.m, arrive at El Salvador approximately at 5:
00 p.m.
  • El Salvador
Leave El Salvador at 5:00 a.m, arrive at Nicaragua approximately
at 5:00 p.m.
  • Nicaragua
Leave Nicaragua at 6:00 a.m, and 12:00 noon, arrive at Costa Rica
approximately at 4:00 p.m.  5:00 p.m and 9:00 p.m.
  • Costa Rica
Leave Costa Rica at 10:00 p.m  on the same day and arrive at
Panama at 4 in the afternoon the following day.

Passengers can stop for extended stays in the terminal cities, the
ticket is still honored, they must however make a reservation and
reserve a seat to continue. Passengers pay additional for their hostel
or hotel, and food. Other expenses that are the passenger’s
responsibility would be the visa and each country’s customs charge
which averages $7

Tica runs a total of 38 air-conditioned, 54-passenger buses that have
reclining seats, restrooms, window curtains, TV and video.
Tica Bus
Tour Central America by bus and cruise through the several countries while remaining on the on Tica
Bus if you choose.  Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama City are major stops.  Travel from Mexico to
Panama City.  Tapachula to Panama City at a budget travel price, convenient, border crossing,  and
safe.
For Costa Rica Executive Class service from Tapachula to San
Jose
Costa Rica      $88.00,   one way, $176.00 round trip   see full
Schedule
Take a Budget Travel Bus through
Central America.  Travel the Tica Bus
from Tapachula Chiapas to Panama
City, Panama.
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Tica Bus Schedule and Fares for the Central America Bus Service include a 2012 Round Trip
ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City Panama of $254 USD.
 Ticket paid in US Dollars, travelers checks, or the currency of the country
no checks or credit
cards accepted.
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