There are 5 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde by bus, shuttle, car, or plane
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Bus, shuttle via Liberia
best- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus 524
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to Monteverde
3h 25m$273–278Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Las Juntasbus Liberia
5h 23m$11–17Drive 118.1 km
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Monte Verdecar 118.1 km
2h 35m$16–23Fly, shuttle
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
4h 25m$658–742Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Playa Potrerobus 516 Santa Cruz / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa Potrero to MonteverdePrivate Shuttle / ...
5h 58m$91
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde is to bus which costs $10 - $17 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde is to drive which takes 2h 35m and costs $15 - $23.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz and arriving at Monteverde via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia and Las Juntas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 23m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Monte Verde is 155 km. The road distance is 118.1 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde without a car is to bus and shuttle via Liberia which takes 3h 25m and costs $270 - $280.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Monte Verde bus services, operated by Transportes La Pampa, depart from Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz to Monte Verde bus services, operated by Transportes La Pampa, arrive at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Monte Verde is 118 km. It takes approximately 2h 35m to drive from Santa Cruz to Monte Verde.
There are 387+ hotels available in Monte Verde.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Monte Verde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Santa Cruz to Monteverde via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia and Las Juntas in around 5h 23m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Las Juntas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Cañas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Folklórica
Bus from Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz to Playa Potrero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Transportes Folklórica
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from Playa Potrero to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $86
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
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