Getting a Driver's License
As a visiting foreigner, you are permitted to drive in Costa Rica using a valid license from your home country for the duration of your entry stamp. If your passport entry stamp reads 90 days, you may legally drive on your foreign license for that time period. After 90 days, you must either leave the country to renew your entry stamp or obtain a Costa Rican driver’s license.
FAQs
What is driving like in Costa Rica?
Driving here is often described as an adventure sport in itself. Drivers are honk happy and assertive to say the least – you could compare their driving styles to those of New York or Boston. The country’s main highways are in decent condition, though all are susceptible to landslides and sudden flooding in the rainy season. After a bit of an adjustment period, most people don’t think twice about hopping in the car.
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