There are 4 ways to get from Cartago to San Juan by bus, train, taxi, or car
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Cartago to San Juan by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartago to San Juan is to train which costs $2 - $3 and takes 1h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cartago to San Juan is to taxi which takes 28 min and costs $50 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartago to San Juan. However, there are services departing from Cartago and arriving at Diagonal Centro De Oftalmología Y Óptica Fonseca A Un Costado De La Municipalidad via Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Cartago to San Juan. However, there are services departing from Estación Cartago and arriving at Colima via Estación al Atlántico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 38m.
The distance between Cartago and San Juan is 28 km. The road distance is 25.1 km.
The best way to get from Cartago to San Juan without a car is to bus which takes 1h 18m and costs $3 - $5.
It takes approximately 1h 18m to get from Cartago to San Juan, including transfers.
Cartago to San Juan bus services, operated by Autotransportes Lumaca, depart from Cartago station.
Cartago to San Juan train services, operated by Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles, depart from Estación Cartago station.
The best way to get from Cartago to San Juan is to bus which takes 1h 18m and costs $3 - $5. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2 - $3 and takes 1h 38m.
What companies run services between Cartago, Costa Rica and San Juan, San José, Costa Rica?
Autotransportes Lumaca operates a bus from Cartago to Terminal Lumaca every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2 and the journey takes 40 min. Alternatively, Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles operates a train from Estación Cartago to Estación al Atlántico every 3 hours. Tickets cost $1–2 and the journey takes 46 min.
- Phone
- +506 25425818
- Website
- incofer.go.cr
Train from Estación Cartago to Estación al Atlántico
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- incofer.go.cr
- Phone
- +506 4109 9900 / 4404 9950
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autotransportes Lumaca
Bus from Cartago to Terminal Lumaca
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- Autotransportes Lumaca
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
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More Questions & Answers
Cartago to San Juan bus services, operated by Autotransportes Lumaca, arrive at Terminal Lumaca station.
Cartago to San Juan train services, operated by Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles, arrive at Estación al Atlántico station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartago to San Juan is 25 km. It takes approximately 28 min to drive from Cartago to San Juan.
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