There are 4 ways to get from Poás to Alajuela by bus, taxi, car, or foot
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poás to Alajuela is to bus which costs $2 and takes 30 min.
The fastest way to get from Poás to Alajuela is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs $28 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sabanilla and arriving at Alajuela. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 30 min.
The distance between Poás and Alajuela is 9 km. The road distance is 12.7 km.
The best way to get from Poás to Alajuela without a car is to bus which takes 30 min and costs $2.
The bus from Sabanilla to Alajuela takes 30 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Poás to Alajuela bus services, operated by COOPETRANSASI, depart from Sabanilla station.
Poás to Alajuela bus services, operated by COOPETRANSASI, arrive at Alajuela station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poás to Alajuela is 13 km. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Poás to Alajuela.
There are 819+ hotels available in Alajuela.
What companies run services between Poás, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica and Alajuela, Costa Rica?
COOPETRANSASI operates a bus from Sabanilla to Alajuela every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $2 and the journey takes 30 min.
- Phone
- +506 2449 5141
- [email protected]
- Website
- COOPETRANSASI
Bus from Sabanilla to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRANSASI
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- $28–35
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