There are 7 ways to get from Rivas to Dominical by bus, shuttle, car, 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.
Bus, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Cañasbus Mga
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Dominical
7h 7m$737–741Bus via Liberia
cheapest- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Queposbus
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominicalbus
11h 9m$17–28Drive 402.7 km
- Drive from Rivas to Dominicalcar 402.7 km
6h 28m$54–78Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane FON - XQP
5h 49m$659–934Bus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus Terminal Managua – Terminal San José
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Dominical cruce Barubus Terminal Albrook – Terminal San José
10h 45m$44–60Bus via San José
- Take the bus from Rivas to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominicalbus Panamá
15h 37m$39–56Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
7h 34m$889–960
La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Dominical is to bus via Liberia which costs $16 - $28 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Dominical is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $650 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Rivas to Dominical. However, there are services departing from Rivas and arriving at Dominical cruce Baru via Terminal Tica Bus San José. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Rivas and Dominical is 436 km. The road distance is 402.7 km.
The best way to get from Rivas to Dominical without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 7h 7m and costs $736 - $741.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Rivas to Dominical, including transfers.
Rivas to Dominical bus services, operated by Tica Bus, depart from Rivas station.
Rivas to Dominical bus services, operated by Tica Bus, arrive at Terminal Tica Bus San José station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Dominical is 403 km. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Rivas to Dominical.
There are 494+ hotels available in Dominical.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and Dominical, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Rivas to Dominical cruce Baru via Terminal Tica Bus San José in around 10h 45m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–290
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–290
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $9–13
Bus from Rivas to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $15–22
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Cañas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Rivas to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Dominical cruce Baru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Puntarenas to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Book at
- facebook.com
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