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 independent travelers and backpacking travelers  through Southern Mexico to
Central America, for a luxury bus trip for 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 finding the
next bus. This system is called the Tica Bus
for short and stands for Tansportes Internacionales Centroamericanos:

The 2010 ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City
Panama in Central America is $224. 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,
The Tica Bus  Luxury Seating at a Backpackers Price
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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.
The line runs a total
of 38
air-conditioned
buses
that have
reclining seats,
restrooms, window
curtains, TV and
video.
Leave Tapachula at 7:00 am, arrive at Guatemala at 12:00 noon.

Leave
Guatemala at 1:00 p.m., arrive at El Salvador approximately at
5:00 p.m.

Leave
El Salvador at 5:00 a.m., arrive at Nicaragua approximately
at 5:00 p.m.

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.

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.
The 2010 ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City Panama in Central
America is
$224. USD round trip, paid in US Dollars, travelers checks, or the currency of the country only, no
checks or credit cards accepted.
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Central America tour by bus and cruise through the several countries on Tica Bus.  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,  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
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Take a Budget Travel Bus through
Central America.  Travel the Tica Bus
from Tapachula Chiapas to Panama
City, Panama.
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