There are 5 ways to get from Jacó to Papagayo by taxi, 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.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Jacó to Cruce de Barrancataxi
- Take the bus from Cruce de Barranca to Guardiabus San Jose
4h 20m$147–177Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Jacó to Orotinabus
- Take the bus from Orotina to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Papagayobus
7h 40m$12–23Drive 223.1 km
- Drive from Jacó to Papagayocar 223.1 km
3h 53m$30–44Shuttle, bus, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Jacó 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 Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SJO - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Papagayo
5h 40m$514–645Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Jacó to MonteverdePrivate / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to PapagayoPrivate / ...
5h 58m$277–391
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jacó to Papagayo is to bus which costs $11 - $23 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Jacó to Papagayo is to drive which takes 3h 53m and costs $29 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Jacó to Papagayo. However, there are services departing from Jacó and arriving at Papagayo via Orotina, Puntarenas and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 40m.
The distance between Jacó and Papagayo is 230 km. The road distance is 223.1 km.
The best way to get from Jacó to Papagayo without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4h 20m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Jacó to Papagayo, including transfers.
Jacó to Papagayo bus services, operated by Transportes González y Villegas LTDA, depart from Jacó station.
Jacó to Papagayo bus services, operated by Transportes González y Villegas LTDA, arrive at Orotina station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jacó to Papagayo is 223 km. It takes approximately 3h 53m to drive from Jacó to Papagayo.
There are 107+ hotels available in Papagayo.
What companies run services between Jacó, Costa Rica and Papagayo, Costa Rica?
You can take a shuttle from Jacó to Papagayo via Monteverde in around 5h 58m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Cruce de Barranca to Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Jacó to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $139
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Jacó to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $211
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from Jacó to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $185
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- 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
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Jacó to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Jacó to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–71
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Bus from Jacó to Orotina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- transportesgonzalezyvillegasruta606.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- [email protected]
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Orotina to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Jaco Beach Taxi
- Phone
- +506 8487 1356
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Jacó
- Phone
- +506 8431 9342
- Website
- taxijaco.com
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