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How to get fromPlaya Coco to San Juan del Surby taxi, bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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There are 5 ways to get from Playa Coco to San Juan del Sur by taxi, bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Taxi, bus via Santa Cruz

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Playa Coco to Santa Cruztaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus bus 550
    3. Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus bus
    6h 39m
    $103–124

  2. Drive 220.6 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Playa Coco to San Juan del Surcar car 220.6 km
    3h 33m
    $30–43

  3. Fly, bus, shuttle

    1. Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane NOB - LIR
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to San Juan del Surshuttle bus
    5h 19m
    $241–428

  4. Shuttle

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberiashuttle bus Private
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to San Juan del Surshuttle bus Shared
    6h 33m
    $266–280

  5. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Playa Coco to Tamarindotaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus bus 550
    3. Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Rivasbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Rivas to San Juan del Surbus bus
    7h 22m
    $84–102

Nosara Airport (NOB) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration30 minAverage Duration
Ticket$153Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 249.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 39m

What companies run services between Playa Coco, Costa Rica and San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua?

You can take a vehicle from Playa Coco to San Juan del Sur via Tamarindo and Liberia in around 6h 33m.

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