There are 5 ways to get from El Castillo to Santa Teresa by plane, bus, shuttle, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Cobano (ACO)plane FON - ACO
1h 50m$329–481Drive 188.7 km
cheapest- Drive from El Castillo to Santa Teresacar 188.7 km
4h 34m$26–37Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from La Fortuna to Monteverdebus Private
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Santa TeresaPrivate
3h 5m$347–923Taxi, shuttle
- Take the taxi from El Castillo to Monteverdetaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to TamborPrivate
3h 12m$625–661Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Santa TeresaSanta Teresa
7h 36m$52–88
La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Cobano (ACO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Castillo to Santa Teresa is to drive which costs $25 - $40 and takes 4h 34m.
The fastest way to get from El Castillo to Santa Teresa is to fly which takes 1h 50m and costs $320 - $490.
The distance between El Castillo and Santa Teresa is 150 km. The road distance is 188.7 km.
The best way to get from El Castillo to Santa Teresa without a car is to Bus and shuttle which takes 3h 5m and costs $340 - $950.
It takes approximately 1h 50m to get from El Castillo to Santa Teresa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between El Castillo to Santa Teresa is 189 km. It takes approximately 4h 34m to drive from El Castillo to Santa Teresa.
There are 380+ hotels available in Santa Teresa.
What companies run services between El Castillo, Costa Rica and Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Cobano (ACO) twice daily. Alternatively, Transporzuma operates a shuttle from La Fortuna to Santa Teresa once daily. Tickets cost $50–85 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Phone
- +506 2755 1024
- tours@williestourscostarica
- Website
- williestourscostarica.com
Bus from La Fortuna to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $305
- Schedules at
- williestourscostarica.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Bus from La Fortuna to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $365
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $518
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Monteverde to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–380
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $86
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 8821 6277
- [email protected]
- Website
- transporzuma.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://transporzuma.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 6192 3389
Taxi Monteverde
- Phone
- +506 2645 7272
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Monteverde Central 7
- Phone
- +506 2645 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
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