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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 a Costa Rica 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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From Carara National Park:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 12 miles / 20 km | | 18 min | 24 min |
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From Damas Island:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 32 miles / 51 km | | 45 min | 1 hr |
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From Dominical:
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From Esterillos Este:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 15 miles / 24 km | | 24 min | 36 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 24 miles / 39 km | | 36 min | 45 min |
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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 |
| 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 | | Carara National Park, North Puntarenas | 12 miles / 20 km | | 18 min | 24 min |
| Damas Island, North Puntarenas | 32 miles / 51 km | | 54 min | 1 hr 6 min |
| Dominical, South Puntarenas | 66 miles / 105 km | | 1 hr 30 min | 2 hr |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 47 miles / 75 km | | 1 hr 12 min | 1 hr 24 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 97 miles / 155 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 36 min |
| Playa Herradura, North Puntarenas | 4 miles / 7 km | | 12 min | 12 min |
| Puerto Caldera, North Puntarenas | 31 miles / 50 km | | 57 min | 1 hr 12 min |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 47 miles / 75 km | | 1 hr 12 min | 1 hr 30 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 44 miles / 70 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 12 min |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 73 miles / 117 km | | 1 hr 36 min | 2 hr 6 min |
| Tamarindo, Guanacaste | 152 miles / 243 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr 24 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 | | 2 hr 18 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 153 miles / 245 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr 30 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 101 miles / 162 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr 30 min |
| 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 | | 3 hr | 3 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 30 min | 3 hr |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 121 miles / 193 km | | 3 hr | 3 hr 30 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 Playa Hermosa:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 2 miles / 4 km | | 6 min | 6 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 37 miles / 59 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 6 min |
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From Playa Manzanillo:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Mal Pais, North Puntarenas | 6 miles / 10 km | | 15 hr | 20 hr |
| Santa Teresa, North Puntarenas | 4 miles / 7 km | | 10 hr | 15 hr |
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From Puerto Caldera:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 31 miles / 50 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 12 min |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 9 miles / 15 km | | 18 min | 24 min |
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From Puntarenas:
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Jaco, North Puntarenas | 47 miles / 75 km | | 1 hr 12 min | 1 hr 30 min |
| Liberia, Guanacaste | 82 miles / 132 km | | 1 hr 42 min | 2 hr |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 96 miles / 154 km | | 1 hr 30 min | 2 hr |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 88 miles / 140 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| 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 | | Damas Island, North Puntarenas | 8 miles / 12 km | | 12 min | 18 min |
| Dominical, South Puntarenas | 28 miles / 45 km | | 36 min | 54 min |
| Esterillos Este, North Puntarenas | 24 miles / 39 km | | 36 min | 48 min |
| Golfito, South Puntarenas | 122 miles / 195 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr 30 min |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 39 miles / 63 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 6 min |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 9 miles / 14 km | | 12 min | 18 min |
| Playa Hermosa, North Puntarenas | 37 miles / 59 km | | 57 min | 1 hr 3 min |
| Playa Herradura, North Puntarenas | 44 miles / 70 km | | 1 hr 9 min | 1 hr 18 min |
| Playa Uvita, South Puntarenas | 125 miles / 200 km | | 1 hr | 1 hr 30 min |
| San Jose International Airport (Juan Santamaria), Alajuela | 119 miles / 190 km | 30 min | 2 hr 48 min | 3 hr 12 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 | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| Cahuita, Limon | 161 miles / 258 km | | 5 hr 12 min | 6 hr |
| Cartago, Cartago | 39 miles / 62 km | | 1 hr 12 min | 1 hr 30 min |
| Ciudad Quesada ( San Carlos ), Alajuela | 99 miles / 158 km | | 3 hr 6 min | 3 hr 36 min |
| Dominical, South Puntarenas | 48 miles / 77 km | | 1 hr 12 min | 1 hr 36 min |
| La Fortuna de San Carlos, Alajuela | 128 miles / 204 km | | 4 hr 6 min | 4 hr 48 min |
| Limon Domestic Airport, Limon | 135 miles / 216 km | | 4 hr | 4 hr 48 min |
| Puntarenas, North Puntarenas | 81 miles / 130 km | | 2 hr | 2 hr 30 min |
| San Isidro del General de Pérez Zeledón, North Puntarenas | 31 miles / 49 km | | 48 min | 1 hr 6 min |
| San Jose Downtown, San Jose | 32 miles / 52 km | | 1 hr 45 min | 2 hr 18 min |
| Turrialba, Cartago | 67 miles / 107 km | | 2 hr 6 min | 2 hr 36 min |
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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 |
| Heredia, Heredia | 9 miles / 15 km | | 24 min | 30 min |
| Jaco, North Puntarenas | 73 miles / 117 km | | 1 hr | 1 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 | 2 hr 30 min | 3 hr |
| Manuel Antonio, North Puntarenas | 120 miles / 192 km | 30 min
Taxi: 12 min | 2 hr 6 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 105 miles / 168 km | | 3 hr 12 min | 3 hr 30 min |
| Papagayo Gulf, Guanacaste | 158 miles / 252 km | 48 min
Taxi: 1 hr | 5 hr | 5 hr |
| 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 | | 1 hr 30 min | 1 hr 48 min |
| Quepos, North Puntarenas | 116 miles / 185 km | 30 min | 2 hr 12 min | 2 hr 30 min |
| Santa Elena, North Puntarenas | 103 miles / 165 km | | 3 hr 12 min | 3 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 San Jose International Airport (Juan Santamaria):
| To | Distance | Plane | Car | Bus | | Monteverde, North Puntarenas | 88 miles / 140 km | | 2 hr 36 min | 3 hr 18 min |
| Santa Elena, North Puntarenas | 86 miles / 137 km | | 2 hr 30 min | 3 hr 30 min |
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From Santa Elena:
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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 | | 2 hr 42 min | 3 hr |
| 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 | 3 hr | 3 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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