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With the verdant rainforest forming a rich backdrop to miles of gorgeous coastline, Costa Rica offers one-of-a-kind experience to all those who venture to this wondrous haven. So whether it’s high adventure that you seek or deep relaxation, the beautiful country provides boundless excitement and ultimate pleasure for the vacation of a lifetime. While travelling in Costa Rica can be both challenging and fun, it allows you at the same time to discover the country in so many exciting ways.
How much time it really takes you to travel in the country, really depends on the road conditions, traffic and the weather. Travelling in the dry season is preferable as unpaved roads tend to get washed away during the rainy season. Costa Rica has an excellent public transportation system as well as a private tourism buses and for those who want to explore the country on their own – car rentals are also available. Still those who prefer to travel in luxury and avoid any hassle can take direct flights from the various airports and experience a luxury vacation.
Whether you travel by a plane, car or take a bus, the table given below provides you with the approximate time table it takes to travel from one city to another city in Costa Rica.
Click on the city name to see the Time / Distance Chart for that city.
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Dominical
Golfito
Jaco
La Fortuna de San Carlos
Liberia
Monteverde
Peñas Blancas
Puntarenas
Quepos
Samara
San Gerardo de Dota
San Jose Downtown
Tamarindo
Tibas
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Time Distance Chart
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From Dominical:
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From Golfito:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Buenos Aires, South Puntarenas | 91 miles
146 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr 30 min |
| Cabo Matapalo, South Puntarenas | 94 miles
150 km | | 30 min
Ferry: 1 hr | |
| Pavones, South Puntarenas | 62 miles
100 km | | 1 hr 48 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Playa Zancudo, South Puntarenas | 47 miles
75 km | | 1 hr |
Ferry: 1 hr 30 min |
| Puerto Jimenez, South Puntarenas | 79 miles
127 km | |
Ferry: 1 hr | |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 193 miles
309 km | | 6 hr | 7 hr |
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From Jaco:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Dominical, South Puntarenas | 76 miles
122 km | | 2 hr 48 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 47 miles
75 km | | 2 hr 6 min | 2 hr 36 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 97 miles
155 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 47 miles
75 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 12 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 44 miles
70 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 73 miles
117 km | | 2 hr 12 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 152 miles
243 km | | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Tambor, North Puntarenas | 106 miles
169 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min
Ferry: 1 hr 12 min |
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From La Fortuna de San Carlos:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 109 miles
175 km | | 3 hr 30 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 153 miles
245 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 101 miles
162 km | | 4 hr | |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 71 miles
113 km | | 2 hr 30 min | 3 hr |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 94 miles
150 km | 30 min
Taxi: 6 min | 3 hr 30 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 138 miles
220 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr 30 min |
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From Liberia:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Alajuela, Alajuela | 125 miles
200 km | 1 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 42 min |
| Dominical, South Puntarenas | 193 miles
309 km | | 6 hr | 7 hr |
| Golfito, South Puntarenas | 288 miles
461 km | 2 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min | 9 hr | 10 hr |
| Heredia, Heredia | 128 miles
205 km | | 2 hr 24 min | 3 hr 54 min |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 121 miles
193 km | | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 54 min |
| La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela | 91 miles
145 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr 30 min |
| Liberia International Airport (Daniel Oduber), Guanacaste | 3 miles
5 km | | 6 min | 6 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 164 miles
263 km | 1 hr 30 min
Taxi: 12 min | 4 hr 12 min | 5 hr |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 88 miles
140 km | | 3 hr 30 min | 4 hr |
| Nicoya, Guanacaste | 52 miles
83 km | | 1 hr 12 min | 1 hr 42 min |
| Peñas Blancas, Guanacaste | 48 miles
77 km | | 2 hr 12 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste | 53 miles
85 km | | 54 min | 1 hr 12 min |
| Playa Panama, Guanacaste | 28 miles
45 km | | 48 min | 1 hr |
| Playas del Coco, Guanacaste | 38 miles
60 km | | 42 min | 1 hr |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 82 miles
132 km | | 1 hr 42 min | 2 hr |
| San Gerardo de Dota, San Jose | 189 miles
302 km | | 6 hr 12 min | 7 hr |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 136 miles
217 km | 1 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min | 3 hr 30 min | 4 hr |
| Santa Cruz, Guanacaste | 35 miles
56 km | | 42 min | 1 hr |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 43 miles
69 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 30 min |
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From Monteverde:
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From Peñas Blancas:
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From Puntarenas:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 47 miles
75 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 12 min |
| Liberia, Guanacaste | 82 miles
132 km | | 1 hr 42 min | 2 hr |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 96 miles
154 km | | 2 hr 42 min | 3 hr 6 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 88 miles
140 km | | 2 hr 30 min | 3 hr |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 69 miles
110 km | | 1 hr 30 min | 2 hr |
| San Ramon, Alajuela | 33 miles
53 km | | 1 hr 6 min | 1 hr 30 min |
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From Quepos:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Dominical, South Puntarenas | 28 miles
45 km | | 42 min | 1 hr |
| Golfito, South Puntarenas | 122 miles
195 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr 30 min |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 44 miles
70 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 9 miles
14 km | | 12 min | 18 min |
| Playa Uvita, South Puntarenas | 125 miles
200 km | | 2 hr 30 min | 3 hr |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 116 miles
185 km | 30 min | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 30 min |
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From Samara:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Alajuela, Alajuela | 139 miles
222 km | | 3 hr 54 min | 4 hr 42 min |
| Cartago, Cartago | 164 miles
262 km | | 5 hr 30 min | 6 hr |
| Heredia, Heredia | 146 miles
234 km | | 4 hr 12 min | 4 hr 42 min |
| La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela | 166 miles
265 km | | 5 hr 12 min | 6 hr |
| Liberia, Guanacaste | 75 miles
120 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 95 miles
152 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr 12 min |
| Nicoya, Guanacaste | 23 miles
37 km | | 30 min | 42 min |
| Playas del Coco, Guanacaste | 70 miles
112 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 97 miles
155 km | | 2 hr 30 min | 3 hr |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 149 miles
239 km | | 4 hr 12 min | 5 hr |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 68 miles
109 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| Tambor, North Puntarenas | 56 miles
90 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
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From San Gerardo de Dota:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Alajuela, Alajuela | 64 miles
102 km | | | |
| Buenos Aires, South Puntarenas | 72 miles
116 km | | | |
| Cahuita, Limon | 161 miles
258 km | | | |
| Cartago, Cartago | 39 miles
62 km | | | |
| Ciudad Quesada ( San Carlos ), Alajuela | 99 miles
158 km | | | |
| Dominical, South Puntarenas | 48 miles
77 km | | | |
| Golfito, South Puntarenas | 143 miles
229 km | | | |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 126 miles
202 km | | | |
| La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela | 128 miles
204 km | | | |
| Liberia, Guanacaste | 189 miles
302 km | | | |
| Limon Domestic Airport, Limon | 135 miles
216 km | | | |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 78 miles
124 km | | | |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 159 miles
254 km | | | |
| Nicoya, Guanacaste | 179 miles
287 km | | | |
| Peñas Blancas, Guanacaste | 243 miles
389 km | | | |
| Puerto Jimenez, South Puntarenas | 158 miles
252 km | | | |
| Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limon | 95 miles
152 km | | | |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 125 miles
200 km | | | |
| Samara, Guanacaste | 202 miles
324 km | | | |
| San Isidro de El General, North Puntarenas | 31 miles
49 km | | 48 min | |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 32 miles
52 km | | 2 hr 12 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 212 miles
339 km | | | |
| Tambor, North Puntarenas | 184 miles
294 km | | | |
| Tilaran, Guanacaste | 172 miles
276 km | | | |
| Turrialba, Cartago | 67 miles
107 km | | | |
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From San Jose Downtown:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Alajuela, Alajuela | 9 miles
15 km | | 30 min | 36 min |
| Cahuita, Limon | 252 miles
403 km | | 4 hr 30 min | 4 hr 30 min |
| Cahuita National Park, Limon | 252 miles
403 km | | 4 hr 30 min | 4 hr 30 min |
| Cañas, Guanacaste | 118 miles
189 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr |
| Cartago, Cartago | 12 miles
20 km | | 36 min | 42 min |
| Golfito, South Puntarenas | 193 miles
309 km | 1 hr
Taxi: 6 min | 9 hr | 9 hr |
| Golfo de Papagayo, Guanacaste | 158 miles
252 km | 48 min
Taxi: 1 hr | 5 hr | 5 hr |
| Heredia, Heredia | 9 miles
15 km | | 24 min | 30 min |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 73 miles
117 km | | 2 hr 12 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela | 94 miles
150 km | 30 min
Taxi: 6 min | 3 hr 30 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Liberia, Guanacaste | 136 miles
217 km | 48 min
Taxi: 6 min | 4 hr | 4 hr |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 120 miles
192 km | 30 min
Taxi: 12 min | 3 hr 30 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 105 miles
168 km | | 4 hr 30 min | 4 hr 30 min |
| Poás Volcano National Park, Alajuela | 32 miles
51 km | | 1 hr 18 min | 1 hr 30 min |
| Puerto Limon, Limon | 88 miles
141 km | | 3 hr 30 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limon | 256 miles
410 km | | 4 hr 30 min | 4 hr 30 min |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 72 miles
115 km | | 2 hr 30 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 116 miles
185 km | 30 min | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Santa Elena, North Puntarenas | 103 miles
165 km | | 4 hr 30 min | 4 hr 30 min |
| Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste | 168 miles
269 km | 48 min
Taxi: 30 min | 4 hr 30 min | 4 hr 30 min |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 171 miles
274 km | 48 min | 4 hr 30 min | 5 hr |
| Tambor, North Puntarenas | 103 miles
165 km | 24 min | 3 hr | 3 hr |
| Tilaran, Guanacaste | 119 miles
190 km | | 3 hr 30 min | 4 hr |
| Turrialba, Cartago | 44 miles
70 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr |
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From Tamarindo:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Alajuela, Alajuela | 161 miles
257 km | 48 min
Taxi: 6 min | 4 hr 18 min | 4 hr 42 min |
| Dominical, South Puntarenas | 223 miles
357 km | | 4 hr 48 min | 5 hr 18 min |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 152 miles
243 km | | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela | 134 miles
214 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr 30 min |
| Liberia, Guanacaste | 47 miles
75 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 30 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 196 miles
314 km | 1 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min | 4 hr | 4 hr 30 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 112 miles
180 km | | 3 hr 30 min | 4 hr |
| Nicoya, Guanacaste | 45 miles
72 km | | | 1 hr 30 min
Boat: 1 hr |
| Playas del Coco, Guanacaste | 38 miles
61 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 18 min |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 119 miles
190 km | | 2 hr 48 min | 3 hr |
| Samara, Guanacaste | 68 miles
109 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 171 miles
274 km | 48 min
Taxi: 6 min | 4 hr 30 min | 5 hr |
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