There are 3 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara by bus, taxi, or foot
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara is to taxi which costs $17 - $21 and takes 12 min.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs $17 - $21.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz and arriving at Santa Cruz via Matapalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 20m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Santa Bárbara is 78 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara without a car is to bus which takes 2h 20m and costs $21 - $29.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara bus services, operated by Transportes Cabo Velas, depart from Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara bus services, operated by Transportes Cabo Velas, arrive at Matapalo station.
There are 51+ hotels available in Santa Bárbara.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Santa Bárbara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Santa Cruz to Santa Bárbara via Matapalo and Santa Cruz in around 2h 20m.
- 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
Bus from Matapalo to Santa Cruz
- 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
Bus from Matapalo to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- Transportes Folklórica
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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