There are 3 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Matapalo by bus, car, or taxi
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Santa Cruz to Matapalo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Matapalo is to bus which costs $2 - $10 and takes 40 min.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Matapalo is to bus which takes 40 min and costs $2 - $10.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santa Cruz and arriving at Matapalo. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 40 min.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Matapalo is 35 km. The road distance is 35.6 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Matapalo without a car is to bus which takes 40 min and costs $2 - $10.
The bus from Santa Cruz to Matapalo takes 40 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Santa Cruz to Matapalo bus services, operated by Transportes Cabo Velas, depart from Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz to Matapalo bus services, operated by Transportes Cabo Velas, arrive at Matapalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Matapalo is 36 km. It takes approximately 44 min to drive from Santa Cruz to Matapalo.
There are 1177+ hotels available in Matapalo.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Matapalo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Transportes Cabo Velas operates a bus from Santa Cruz to Matapalo every 2 hours. Tickets cost $4 and the journey takes 40 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +506 2680 6469 / 2658-0052
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Cabo Velas
Bus from Santa Cruz to Matapalo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Transportes Cabo Velas
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Folklórica
Bus from Santa Cruz to Matapalo
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- Transportes Folklórica
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Matapalo
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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