There are 5 ways to get from San Juan del Sur to Nosara by bus, car, shuttle, or plane
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Bus, line 1507 bus
best- Take the bus from San Juan del Sur to Rivasbus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoyabus 550
- Take the bus from Terminal Nicoya to Nosarabus
7h 36m$17–24Bus
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 Nicoyabus 550
- Take the bus from Nicoya to Nosarabus
8h 2m$12–18Drive 224.4 km
- Drive from San Juan del Sur to Nosaracar 224.4 km
3h 54m$31–44Shuttle, bus, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane LIR - NOB
5h 32m$190–367Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoyabus 550
- Take the bus from Nicoya to Nosarabus
7h 40m$73–77
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Nosara Airport (NOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Juan del Sur to Nosara is to bus which costs $11 - $18 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan del Sur to Nosara is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs $30 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from San Juan del Sur to Nosara. However, there are services departing from San Juan del Sur and arriving at Nosara via Rivas, Peñas Blancas, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia and Terminal Nicoya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 36m.
The distance between San Juan del Sur and Nosara is 265 km. The road distance is 224.4 km.
The best way to get from San Juan del Sur to Nosara without a car is to bus and line 1507 bus which takes 7h 36m and costs $16 - $24.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from San Juan del Sur to Nosara, including transfers.
San Juan del Sur to Nosara bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from San Juan del Sur station.
San Juan del Sur to Nosara bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Rivas station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Juan del Sur to Nosara is 224 km. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from San Juan del Sur to Nosara.
There are 325+ hotels available in Nosara.
What companies run services between San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua and Nosara, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Juan del Sur to Nosara via Rivas, Rivas, Peñas Blancas, Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Nicoya, and Terminal Nicoya in around 7h 36m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Bus from San Juan del Sur to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Nicoya to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +1 267 248 0844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iskra Travel
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Iskra Travel
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +502 7762 0694
- [email protected]
- Website
- marvelustravel.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $66
- Book at
- Marvelus Travel
- Phone
- +506 2685 5352
- [email protected]
- Website
- Empresa Traroc S.A.
Bus from Nicoya to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Empresa Traroc S.A.
Bus from Nicoya to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Empresa Traroc S.A.
- 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
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