There are 5 ways to get from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park by bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
- Take the bus from San José to Manuel Antoniobus
8h 19m$22–25Bus via Hospital Dr. Max Terán
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Hospital Queposbus
8h 37m$15–19Drive 184.9 km
- Drive from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Parkcar 184.9 km
4h 8m$25–36Bus, shuttle, fly
- Take the bus from Cariari to Guápilesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
5h 28m$310–476Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Manuel Antonio
7h 34m$36–326
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park is to bus via Hospital Dr. Max Terán which costs $15 - $20 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park is to drive which takes 4h 8m and costs $24 - $40.
No, there is no direct bus from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park. However, there are services departing from Terminal Coopetraca Rl and arriving at Manuel Antonio via Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles, Terminal San Carlos and San José. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Cariari and Manuel Antonio National Park is 416 km. The road distance is 184.9 km.
The best way to get from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park without a car is to bus which takes 8h 19m and costs $22 - $26.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park, including transfers.
Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park bus services, operated by COOPETRACA, depart from Terminal Coopetraca Rl station.
Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park bus services, operated by COOPETRACA, arrive at Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park is 185 km. It takes approximately 4h 8m to drive from Cariari to Manuel Antonio National Park.
There are 431+ hotels available in Manuel Antonio National Park.
What companies run services between Cariari, Limón, Costa Rica and Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Manuel Antonio via Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles, Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José, Terminal San Carlos, Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14, San José, and Manuel Antonio in around 8h 19m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–290
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Phone
- +506 2767 7590 / 2767 7137
- [email protected]
- Website
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Cariari to Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Terminal Coopetraca Rl to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Líneas del Atlántico Limitada
Bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Líneas del Atlántico Limitada
Bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Líneas del Atlántico Limitada
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San José to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $15–17
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Guápiles to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $313
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from Guápiles to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from San José to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $306
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Shuttle from San José to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from San José to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Zuma Tours
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Hospital Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Book at
- facebook.com
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