Bus Schedules

Choose Your Destination:

• ALAJUELA (Airport)

• ARENAL VOLCANO 

• BRAULIO CARRILLO PARK

• COCO BEACH

• DOMINICAL 

• FLAMINGO BEACH 

• GOLFITO 

• HEREDIA  

• IRAZU VOLCANO

• JACO BEACH

• LANCASTER GARDENS 

• LIBERIA  

• LIMON 

• MANZANILLO 

• MONTEVEDE RESERVE

• PANAMA/HERMOSA BEACHES

• POAS VOLCANO 

• PUERTO JIMENEZ DE OSA 

• PUERTO VIEJO 

• PUNTARENAS DIRECT

• MANUEL ANTONIO/QUEPOS 

• NICOYA 

• NOSARA BEACH 

• SAMARA BEACH 

• SAN ISIDRO

• SARCHI HANDICRAFT 

• TAMARINDO
  
  

The following are bus schedules to popular destinations in Costa Rica.

All buses depart from the San Jose area.  Note that bus schedules may change. Contact the bus terminal for most recent schedule and fees. 

ALAJUELA(Airport) ev. day dep. ev. 10 min. 4:50 a.m. -11 p.m. 11 km (25 min.) call 10/12, ave.
ret. ev. 10 min. 4:40 a.m. -10 p.m.
***1 block east on Avenida 2nd, buses leave for airport 24 hours a day.

ARENAL VOLCANO ev. day dep. 6:15, 8:40, 11:30 a.m. 130 km   (4 1/2  hrs.) calle 16, ave. 1/3
(La Fortuna) ret. 2:45 p.m.

BRAULIO CARRILLO PARK ev. day dep. ev. 30 min. 5:30 a.m. -2:45 p.m. 30 km (35 min.) calle 12, ave. 7/9
ret. ev. 45 min. 5 a.m.-7 p.m.
***Get off at the Quebrada Gonzales Station. Wait for bus on highway to return.

CAHUITA NATIONAL PARK ev. day dep. 6, 10 a.m., 1:30, 4 p.m. 125 km (4 hrs.) main road
ret. 7:30, 9:30, 11 a.m., 4:30 p.m. to Tibas

***Buses depart and return daily from Limon (calle 1, ave. 11) en route to Cahuita.

COCO BEACH ev. day dep. 8 a.m., 2 p.m. 251 km (5 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 1/3
ret. same
***Buses depart from Liberia daily en route to Coco Beach, as well as return to Liberia.

DOMINICAL ev. day dep. 7, 8 a.m., 1:30, 4 p.m from San Isidro
ret. 6:45, 7 a.m., 2:45, 3:30 p.m. (5 hrs.)

FLAMINGO BEACH ev. day dep. 8, 10 a.m. 320 km (6 hrs.) 1/2 block west of
ret. 9 a.m., 2 p.m. Coca Cola Station

FORTUNA ev. day dep. 6:15, 8:40. 11:30 a.m. 130 km (4 1/2 hrs.) calle 12, ave. 7/9
ret. 12:45, 2:40 p.m.

GOLFITO ev. day dep. 7 a.m., 3 p.m. 330 km (8 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 5
ret. 5 a.m., 1 p.m.

HEREDIA ev. day dep. ev. 15 min. 5 a.m. -12 noon. (from 12:15-4:00 a.m. ev. 30 min.) 11 km (25 min.) calle 1, ave. 7/9
ret. ev. 15 minutes 5 a.m. -11 a.m. (from 12:15-4 a.m. ev. 30 min.)

IRAZU VOLCANO Sat. & Sun. dep. 8 a.m. 54 km (1:30 hrs.) calle 1/3. ave/ 6/8
ret. 12:15 p.m.

JACO BEACH ev. day dep. 7:30, 10:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. 1-2 km (2 1/2 hrs.) calle 16, ave. 1/3
ret. 5, 11 a.m., 3 p.m.

LANCASTER GARDENS ev. day dep. ev. 30 min. from Central Square between 5 a.m. -10:30 p.m.) 8 km (15 min.) from Cartago
returns ev. 30 mins.

LIBERIA ev. day dep. 6, 7, 9, 10, 11:30 a.m., 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 p.m. 217 km (4 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 1/3
ret. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 a.m., 12 noon., 2, 4, 6, 8 p.m.

LIMON ev. day dep. ev. 30 min. 5 a.m. - 7 p.m. 162 km (2 1/2 hrs.) main road
ret. same to Tibas

** Direct buses depart on the 1/2 hour mark

MANZANILLO ev. day dep. 4 p.m. main road
ret. 4:30 p.m. to Tibas

•••Buses depart and return daily from Limon en route to Manzanillo.

MONTEVEDE RESERVE ev. day dep. 6:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. 167 km (5 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 9/11
ret. same

MANUEL ANTONIO/QUEPOS ev. day dep. 7, 10 a.m, 2, 4, 5 p.m. 145 km (5 hrs.) calle 16, ave. 1/3 (Indirect) ret. 5, 8 a.m., 2, 4 p.m.

MANUEL ANTONIO/QUEPOS ev. day dep. 6am, 12 noon, 6 p.m. 145 km (3 1/2 hrs.) calle 16, ave. 1/3
(Direct) ret. 6 a.m., 12 noon 5 p.m. (Sundays have additional departures)

NICOYA ev. day dep. 6 a.m. 361 km (6 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 5
ret. 12:45 p.m.

•••Buses depart and return daily fromLiberia en route to Nicoya.

NOSARA BEACH ev. day dep. 1 p.m. 65 km from Nicoya
ret/ 4 p.m. (1 hr.)

PANAMA/HERMOSA BEACHES ev. day dep. 3:30 p.m. 265 km (5 hrs.)
ret. 3 p.m.

•••Buses depart and return daily from Liberia en route to Panama/Hermosa Beaches.

POAS VOLCANO ev. day dep. 8:30 a.m. 55 km (2 hrs.) calle 12, ave. 2/4
ret. 3:00 p.m.

PUERTO JIMENEZ DE OSA ev. day dep. 6 a.m., 12 noon. 370 km (8 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 5
ret. 5, 11 a.m.

PUERTO VIEJO (Atlantic) ev. day dep. 10 a.m., 4 p.m. 215 km (4 1/2 hrs.) main road
ret. 7, 9 a.m., 4 p.m. to Tibas

•••Buses depart and return daily from Limon en route to Puerto Viejo.

PUNTARENAS DIRECT ev. day dep. ev. hour 6 a.m. -7 p.m. 110 km (2 hrs.) calle 16,ave. 10/12
ret. ev. hour 4:15 a.m. -7 p.m.

SAMARA BEACH ev. day dep. 12:30 p.m. 331 km (6 hrs.) calle 14, ave. 5
ret. 4 p.m.

•••Buses depart and return daily from Nicoya en route to Samara Beach

SAN ISIDRO(Musoc Buses) ev. day dep. 5:30, 7:30, 10:30, 11 a.m., 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5 p.m. 136 km (3 hrs.) calle 16, ave. 1/3
ret. 5, 5:30, 7:30, 8:30, 10:30, 11:30 a.m, 1:30, 4:30 p.m.

SARCHI HANDICRAFT ev. day dep. ev. 1/2 hour 5 a.m.-10 p.m. 52 km (1 1/2 hrs.) from Alajuela
ret. same
•••Direct buses from San Jose are available

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