There are 5 ways to get from San José to Gigante by busferry, bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus and ferry
best- Take the busferry from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Paquerabusferry San Jose
4h 5m$57–70Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenasbus San José
- Drive from Puntarenas to Gigantecar
5h 32m$29–42Bus, drive via Orotina
- Take the bus from San José to Pozonbus Golfito – San José vía Costanera
- Drive from Pozon to Gigantecar
3h 50m$35–52Bus, fly, taxi
- 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 Cobano (ACO)plane SJO - ACO
- Take the taxi from Cobano-Airport-ACO to Gigantetaxi
4h 2m$241–292Drive 242.9 km
- Drive from San José to Gigantecar 242.9 km
4h 10m$33–47
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cobano (ACO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Gigante is to bus and drive which costs $28 - $45 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Gigante is to bus and drive via Orotina which takes 3h 50m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from San José to Gigante. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Paquera via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 5m.
The distance between San José and Gigante is 136 km. The road distance is 242.9 km.
The best way to get from San José to Gigante without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4h 5m and costs $55 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from San José to Gigante, including transfers.
San José to Gigante bus services, operated by Transportes Cóbano, depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
San José to Gigante bus services, operated by Transportes Cóbano, arrive at Paquera station.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Gigante is 243 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from San José to Gigante.
There are 126+ hotels available in Gigante.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Gigante, Costa Rica?
Transportes Cóbano operates a vehicle from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Paquera once daily. Tickets cost $16–21 and the journey takes 3h 41m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Phone
- +506 7005 9114
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://www.laterminalcostarica.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San José to Pozon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–12
- 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 2221 6600
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresariosunidos.cr
Bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- empresariosunidos.cr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
CR Travels
- Phone
- +506 8449 5906
- Website
- facebook.com
Gilberto
- Phone
- +506 8826 9055
- Website
- montezumabeach.com
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