There are 6 ways to get from San Juan del Sur to Quepos by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle, shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- 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 11m$630–932Bus
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
11h 29m$16–23Drive 370.6 km
- Drive from San Juan del Sur to Queposcar 370.6 km
5h 58m$50–72Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Manuel AntonioPrivate
7h 38m$510–554Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- 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
6h 56m$860–948Drive, bus
- Drive from San Juan del Sur to La Cruzcar
- Take the bus from La Cruz to Terminal Pulmitan San Josébus 505
- Drive from Terminal Pulmitan San José to Queposcar
6h 32m
La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Juan del Sur to Quepos is to bus which costs $15 - $23 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan del Sur to Quepos is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $600 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from San Juan del Sur to Quepos. However, there are services departing from San Juan del Sur and arriving at Quepos via Rivas, Peñas Blancas, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia and Puntarenas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
The distance between San Juan del Sur and Quepos is 363 km. The road distance is 370.6 km.
The best way to get from San Juan del Sur to Quepos without a car is to bus which takes 11h 29m and costs $15 - $23.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from San Juan del Sur to Quepos, including transfers.
San Juan del Sur to Quepos bus services, operated by Grupo Tranbasa, depart from Peñas Blancas station.
San Juan del Sur to Quepos bus services, operated by Grupo Tranbasa, arrive at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Juan del Sur to Quepos is 371 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from San Juan del Sur to Quepos.
There are 437+ hotels available in Quepos.
What companies run services between San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua and Quepos, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Juan del Sur to Quepos via Rivas, Rivas, Peñas Blancas, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, and Puntarenas in around 11h 29m.
- 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
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–290
- 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 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
- $30–250
- Phone
- +1 267 248 0844
- [email protected]
- Website
- iskratravel.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $474
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- [email protected]
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from La Cruz to Terminal Pulmitan San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- aresep.go.cr
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