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| From |
To |
Departure |
Return |
Phone |
Bus Station Address |
| Alajuela |
Fraijanes
Fraijanes opens Tue.-Sun. 9:00-15:30. |
DEP. Mon.-Fri. at 9:00, 13:00, 16:15,
18:15 |
RET. 6:00, 10:00, 14:00, 17:00;
15 km; 0:50 hrs. Sat. 6:30, 8:00, Sun. 7:00, 17:15. |
449-5141 |
3 blocks west of Central
Market |
| Alajuela |
Sarchi |
DEP. ev. day, ev. 0:30 from 5:00
to 22:00 |
RET. from 5:00 to 22:00; 52 km;
1:30 hrs. |
441-3781 |
Av.Ctl/1,C.8 |
Cartago
(bus to Paraíso, from Cartago) |
Jardin Lankaster
open ev. day 8:00-15:00.
|
DEP. ev. day, ev. 0:30 from 5:00
to 22:30 |
RET. same; 8 km; 0:15 hrs. |
574-6127 |
south side of Central Park Cartago |
| Ciudad Quesada |
La Fortuna
Arenal Volcano |
DEP. ev. day from Parada Municipal
at 6:00, 10:30, 13:00, 15:30, 17:15, 18:00 |
RET 5:00, 8:00, 12:15, 15:30. |
4605032
255-4318
|
|
| Nicoya |
Samara |
DEP. ev. day at 8:00, 15:00, 16:00 |
RET. 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 13:30, 16:30;
Samara 45 km. |
685-5352 |
3 blocks east of Nicoya Park |
| Puntarenas |
Quepos |
DEP. ev. Day at 4:30, 10:30,
15:00 |
RET. 5:00, 11:00, 14:30; 231 km;
3:30 hrs. |
777-0743 |
Main Bus Station, Puntarenas |
| Quepos |
Dominical |
DEP. ev. Day at 5:00, 13:30 |
RET. 7:00, 13:30; 80 km; 3:30 hrs. |
771-2550
223-5567
|
Mercado Municipal
Transportes Morales
|
| San Jose |
Alajuela |
DEP. ev. day ev. 5 mins. from 4:00
to 22:00 |
RET. from 4:30 to 22:00hrs; 17 km;
0:30 hrs |
222-5325 |
Tuasa company
A.2, C.10/14 |
| San Jose |
Brasilito |
DEP. ev. Day at 8:00, 10:00 |
RET. 9:00, 14:00; 320 km; 6:00h. |
221-7202 |
Terminal Coca Cola tralapa company |
| San Jose |
Braulio Carrillo |
DEP at 6:30, 12:00, 15:00 |
RET. 7:75, 11:30, 16:15 |
222-0610 |
- |
| San Jose |
Cahuita |
DEP. ev. Day At 6:00 10:00, 13:30,
15:30 |
RET. 7:30, 9:30, 11:00, 16:00; 195
km; 4:00 hrs |
257-8129 |
Terminal Caribe
Auto-Transportes Mepe S.A
|
| San Jose |
Cañas |
DEP. ev. Day at 8:30, 10:20, 12:20,
13:20, 14:30, 16:45; Fri and Sun also at 18:15 |
RET. 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 9:15, 12:15,
13:50 (Sun also 15:00 and 17:15); 188 km; 3:30 hrs. |
222-3006 |
Terminal Coca Cola |
| San Jose |
Cartago |
DEP. ev. day, ev. 0:10 from
5:00 to 24:00 |
RET. from 4:45 to 23:00; 22
km; 0:45 hrs. On Fri/Sat buses also from 24:00 to 5:00
ev. hr. After 20:30 the bus leaves in front of Grand Hotel
Costa Rica
(Ave 2, Calle 3/5) |
233-5350 |
Terminal Cartago
SACSA company
|
| San Jose |
Ciudad Quesada
San Carlos
|
(express bus from San José) - DEP.
ev. day, ev. hr. from 5:00 to 19:30 |
RET. from 5:00 to 18:15; 110 km;
2:15 hrs |
256-8914
255-4318
|
Terminal Atlántico Norte
Atuo-Transportes San José-San Carlos company.
|
| San Jose |
EL Coco |
DEP. ev. Day from A.1/3,C.14
at 8:00, 14:00
You can also take the bus from Liberia to Coco Beach
ev. day: DEP. 5:30, 12:30 (14:00) 16:30; RET. 7:00 (9:15)
14:00.
|
RET. same; 251 km; 5:00 hrs. |
666-0138
222-1650
|
Pulmita-Liberia Company
A.1/3,C.14
|
| San Jose |
FLAMINGO, BRASILITO AND POTRERO |
DEP. ev. Day at 8:00, 10:00 |
RET. 9:00, 14:00; 320 km; 6:00 hrs. |
221-7202 |
Terminal Coca Cola
TRALAPA company
|
| San Jose |
Heredia |
DEP. ev. day, ev. 0:10 from
5:00 to 24:15 and at night from 24:15 to 4:00 a.m. ev.
0:30
Minibus on A.2,C.10/12 ev. 0:15 from 6:00 to 20:00.
|
RET. from 5:00 to 23:00; 11 km;
0:25 hrs. |
233-8392 |
Terminal Heredia Sap Jose |
| San Jose |
Jaco |
DEP. ev. Day 7:30, 10:30, 15:30 |
RET. 5:00, 11:00, 15:00; 102 km;
2:30 hrs |
223-1109
223-5567
|
Terminal Coca Cola
Transportes Morales S.A
|
| San Jose |
La Fortuna |
DEP. ev. Day At 6:15, 8:40, 11:30 |
RET. 12:45; 14:45 130 km; 4:30 hrs |
255-4318 |
Terminal Atlántico Norte
Auto-Transportes San José-San Carlos
|
| San Jose |
Liberia |
DEP. ev. day from A.1/3,C.14 at
6:00, 7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00,
18:00, 20:00 |
RET. 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00,
10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00; 217 km; 4:00 hrs.
The 15:00 and 17:00 departing buses are direct; the 4:00
and 5:00 return buses are also direct |
222-1650 |
Pulmita-Liberia |
| San Jose |
Limon |
DEP. ev. day, ev. Hr from 5:00,
5:30, 6:45, from 7:30, to 18:30 ev. hr; |
RET. 5:00, 5:30, 6:45, from 7:30,
to 19:00 ev. hr ; 162 km; 2:30 hrs. |
221-2596 |
Terminal Caribe
Auto-Transportes Caribeños
|
| San Jose |
Los Chiles y CAÑO NEGRO |
DEP. ev. Day at 5:30, 15:30 |
RET. 5:00, 15:00; 217 km; 5:00 hrs |
255-4318
256-8963
|
Terminal Atlántico Norte |
| San Jose |
Monteverde |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:30, 14:30 |
RET. 6:30, 14:30; 167 km; 3:30 hrs. |
222-3854 |
Terminal Atlántico Norte
Auto-Transportes Tilarán |
| San Jose |
Nicoya |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:30, 8:00,
10:00, 13:30, 14:00, 15:00, 17:00
Buses from Liberia to Nicoya: ev. hr., from 5:00 to 19:00;
RET. same.
Buses from Santa Cruz to Nicoya DEP. ev. hr. from 6:30
to 21:30; RET. same. |
RET. 5:00, 7:30, 9:00, 12:00, 14:30,
17:00; 296 km; 6:00 hrs |
222-2666 |
Terminal Alfaro |
| San Jose |
Nosara |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:00 |
RET. 12:45;
361 km; 6:00 hrs. |
222-2666 |
Terminal Alfaro |
| San Jose |
Palmar Norte |
DEP. ev. Day at 5:00, 7:00, 8:30,
10:00, 13:00, 14:30, 18:00 |
RET. 5:25, 6:15, 8:15, 10:00, 13:00,
14:30, 16:45; 258 km; 5:00 hrs. |
222-2666 |
Terminal Alfaro |
| San Jose |
Puerto Jiménez |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:00, 12:00 |
RET. 5:00, 11:00; 378 km; 10:00
hrs. |
771-2550
256-8963
|
Terminal Atlántico Norte |
| San Jose |
Puntarenas |
DEP. ev. day, ev. 0:40 from 6:00
to 19:00 |
RET. from 4:15 to 19:00; 110 km;
2:00 hrs. |
222-0064 |
Terminal Puntarenas |
| San Jose |
Quepos and Manuel Antonio |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:00, 7:00 12:00,
18:00
Indirect bus to Quepos (5 hours): DEP. 7:00, 10:00, 14:00,
16:00; RET. 5:00, 8:00, 14:00
|
RET. 6:00, 12:00, 17:00; 145 km;
3:30 hrs. |
777-0318 |
Terminal Coca Cola |
| San Jose |
Samara |
DEP. ev. Day at 12:30 |
RET. Mon.-Sat. 3:45; Sun. 13:00;
331 km; 6:00 hrs |
222-2666 |
Terminal Alfaro |
| San Jose |
San Carlos |
|
|
256-8914 |
|
| San Jose |
San Isidro |
DEP. ev. day, ev. Hr from 5:30 to
17:00 |
RET. from 5:30 to 16:30; 136 km;
3:00 hrs. |
771-0414 |
Terminal Coca Cola |
| San Jose |
Santa Cruz |
DEP. ev. Day at 7:00, 9:00,
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00
Buses from Liberia to Santa Cruz: ev. hr. from 5:30 to
19:30; RET. same. |
RET. 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:30,
10:15, 11:30, 13:30, 17:00; 274 km; 5:00 hrs. |
221-7202
222-2666
|
Terminal Coca Cola |
| San Jose |
Santa Rosa PEÑAS BLANCAS |
DEP. ev. Day at 4:30, 5:00, 7:00,
7:45, 13:20, 16:10 |
RET. 5:00, 7:15, 10:30, 10:40, 13:30,
14:45, 15:30. Only DEP. 4:30 , 7:00 and RET: 10:30, 13:30
are express buses. 293 km, 6:00 hrs. |
257-6484 |
Terminal Coca Cola |
| San Jose |
Sarapiqui |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:30, 8:00, 10:00,
11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 16:30, 18:00 |
RET. 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 11:00, 13:30,
15:00, 16:30, 17:30; 97 km; 1:30 hrs |
259-8571
256-8963
|
Terminal Atlántico Norte |
| San Jose |
Tamarindo |
DEP. ev. Day at 15:30 |
RET. 6:00, Sun. 6:00, 13:00; 285
km; 5:30 hrs |
222-2666 |
Terminal Alfaro |
| San Jose |
Tilaran |
DEP. ev. Day at 7:30, 9:30, 12:45,
15:45, 18:30 |
RET. 4:45, 7:00, 7:45, 14:00,
17:00
DEP. 9:30 and RET. 4:45, don't run on Sun; 191 km; 4:00
hrs. |
222-3854 |
Terminal Atlántico Norte |
| San Jose |
Turrialba |
DEP. ev. day, from 5:00 to 22:00 |
RET. from 5:00 to 21:00; 65
km; 1:30 hrs
Turrialba is the gateway to Guayabo National Monument.
Buses leave on Sun. 9:00; RET. 17:00.
|
556-0073
222-4464
|
Terminal Turrialba |
| San Jose |
Volcan Irazu |
DEP. Sat. and Sun. from A.2,C.1/3
at 8:00 |
RET. 12:15; 54 km; 1:30 hrs |
272-0651 |
Opposite Gran Hotel Costa Rica |
| San Jose |
Zarcero |
(express bus from San José)
DEP. ev. day, ev. Hr from 5:00 to 19:30 |
RET. from 5:00 to 19:30; 77 km;
1:30 hrs. |
256-8914 |
Terminal Atlántico Norte |
| Puntarenas |
Quepos |
DEP. ev. day from Main Bus Station
at 4:30, 10:30, 15:00 |
RET. 5:00, 11:00, 14:30; 231 km;
3:30 hrs. |
777-0743 |
Puntarenas Train Station |
| San Jose |
Airport |
From San José - DEP. ev. day ev.
5 mins. from 4:00 to 22:00 |
RET. from 4:30 to 22:00hrs; 17 km;
0:30 hrs.T |
222-5325 |
Tuasa company
A.2, C.10/14
|
| San Jose |
Sarchi |
DEP. Mon.-Fri.12:15, 17:30, 17:55;
Sat. only 12:00 (1:30 hrs, 70km). |
See Schedule from Sarchi to Alajuela |
- |
- |
| Santa Cruz |
Flamingo, Brasilito and Potrero |
DEP. ev. day at 6:30, 15:00 |
RET. 9:00, 17:00; Potrero 64 km |
- |
TRALAPA, Santa Cruz Station |
| Heredia |
Barva Volcano |
DEP. Mon.-Fri. from Central Market
at 6:30, 11:00, 16:00 |
RET. 7:30, 13:00, 17:00. Sat. 6:30,
11:00, 16:00. Sun. 11:00, 16:00; RET. 1 hour later |
- |
- |
| Limon |
Bribi |
Ev.day from Radio Casino at 5:00,
8:00, 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 18:00 |
RET. 6:15, 9:00, 11:15,12:30, 14:15,
16:15; 2hrs |
758-1572 |
Auto-Transportes Mepe S.A |
| Alajuela-Guacimo |
Butterfly Farm |
DEP. ev. day at 6:20, 9:00, 11:00,
13:00 |
RET. 9:45, 11:45, 13:45, 15:45,
17:45; 22 km; 0:40 hrs. |
- |
- |
| Limon |
Cahuita |
DEP. ev. Day at 5:00, 8:00; 10:00,
13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 18:00 |
RET. Ev. day 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, 11:00,
13:00, 16:00, 18:00, 18:15, 19:00; 1hr. |
758-1572 |
from Radio Casino |
| San Isidro |
Dominical |
DEP. ev. day at 7:00, 9:00, 13:30,
16:00 |
RET. 7:00, 7:15, 14:45, 15:30 |
222-1650 |
Pulmita-Liberia |
| Quepos |
Dominical-San Isidro |
DEP. ev. Day at 5:00, 13:30 |
RET. 7:00, 13:30; 80 km; 3:30 hrs |
223-5567 |
Mercado Central Quepos |
| Limon |
Manzanillo |
DEP. Ev. day 6:00, 14:30 |
RET. 8:30, 17:00. 1:30 hrs |
- |
- |
| Puntarenas |
Monteverde |
DEP. ev. Day at 6:00 |
RET. 14:15. |
222-0064 |
Terminal Empresarios Unidos |
| Puntarenas |
Montezuma, Malpais |
by boat -DEP. ev. day at 6:00,
11:00, 15:15; RET. 7:30, 12:00, 17:00; 1:30 hrs. Take
the bus Paquera-Montezuma that is waiting for the boat
by ferry -DEP.ev. day at 5:00, 8:45, 12:30, 14:00,17:00,
20:15
|
by boat -
RET. 5:30, 10:00, 14:00
by ferry -
RET at 6:00, 8:30, 11:45, 14:30, 18:00, 20:30
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