How to get fromMonteverde Cloud Forest Reserve to San Joséby shuttle, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve to San José by shuttle, bus, or car

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Shuttle, bus
best
1. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuelashuttle Private / ...
2. Take the bus from Alajuela to Terminal del Mercado de la Coca Colabus San José / ...
2h 17m
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Monteverde to Terminal 7-10 San Josébus 675
5h 58m
$7–9
Drive 140.1 km
1. Drive from Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve to San Josécar 140.1 km
2h 44m
$19–28
Bus via Quesada
1. Take the bus from Monteverde to La Fortunabus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Transpisa La Fortuna to Terminal San Carlosbus
3. Take the bus from Ciudad Quesada to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus 205
6h 5m
$313–376

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Map of how to get from Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve to San José.

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Distance: 160.3 km
Duration: 2h 17m

What companies run services between Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica and San José, Costa Rica?

Transmonteverde operates a bus from Monteverde to Terminal 7-10 San José twice daily. Tickets cost $7–9 and the journey takes 5h 30m.

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San José, Costa Rica(opens in a new window)

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.

Things to do in San José

Bocaraca(Opens in a new window)

Bocaraca is a steel roller coaster located at Parque de Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes in San José, Costa Rica.

Parque Diversiones(Opens in a new window)

El Parque Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes (, also known as Parque Diversiones or “fun park”), is an amusement park located in San José, Costa Rica. The park's motto is "healthy children help sick children". The park was named for Dr. Brenes, whose proposal for a theme park resulted in the park’s creation. His mission was that the profits from the park would go to support the Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera National Children's Hospital (Hospital Nacional de Niños, San Juan), established in 1964. The amusement park began operating at the end of 1981.

Places to stay in San José

Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Sabana(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Auténtico Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Hotel Palma Real(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

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