There are 4 ways to get from San José to Upala by bus, car, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal de buses Upalabus 515
4h 30m$10–14Bus via Quesada
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Ciudad Quesadabus 1508 San José / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos to Terminal Municipal Upalabus 234 Ciudad Quesada
7h 30m$4–14Drive 193.6 km
- Drive from San José to Upalacar 193.6 km
3h 13m$26–38Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to UpalaPrivate
2h 30m$285
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Upala is to bus via Quesada which costs $4 - $14 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Upala is to shuttle which takes 2h 30m and costs $285.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Terminal de buses Upala. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 30m.
The distance between San José and Upala is 224 km. The road distance is 193.6 km.
The best way to get from San José to Upala without a car is to bus which takes 4h 30m and costs $10 - $14.
The bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal de buses Upala takes 4h 30m including transfers and departs five times a day.
San José to Upala bus services, operated by Transnorte de Upala, depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
San José to Upala bus services, operated by Transnorte de Upala, arrive at Terminal de buses Upala station.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Upala is 194 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from San José to Upala.
There are 118+ hotels available in Upala.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Upala, Costa Rica?
Transnorte de Upala operates a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal de buses Upala 5 times a day. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 4h 30m.
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal de buses Upala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Upala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- [email protected]
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Ciudad Quesada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 2460 1012
- [email protected]
- Website
- transpisa.now.site
Bus from Terminal San Carlos to Terminal Municipal Upala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- transpisa.now.site
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