There are 5 ways to get from Santa Elena to Dominical by bus, car, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Monteverde to La Fortunabus
- Take the bus from La Fortuna to Queposbus
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominicalbus
7h 15m$631–706Bus via Puntarenas
cheapest- Take the bus from Cañitas to Puntarenasbus 625
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Queposbus
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominicalbus
9h 7m$13–20Drive 223.3 km
- Drive from Santa Elena to Dominicalcar 223.3 km
4h 5m$30–44Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to DominicalPrivate
2h 40m$463–464Bus #2
- Take the bus from Santa Elena to La Fortunabus
- Take the bus from La Fortuna to Queposbus
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominicalbus
11h 4m$383–385
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Elena to Dominical is to bus via Puntarenas which costs $13 - $21 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Elena to Dominical is to shuttle which takes 2h 40m and costs $463 - $465.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Elena to Dominical. However, there are services departing from Cañitas and arriving at Dominical via Monteverde, La Fortuna and Quepos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Santa Elena and Dominical is 343 km. The road distance is 223.3 km.
The best way to get from Santa Elena to Dominical without a car is to Bus which takes 7h 15m and costs $600 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Santa Elena to Dominical, including transfers.
Santa Elena to Dominical bus services, operated by Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles, depart from Monteverde station.
Santa Elena to Dominical bus services, operated by Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles, arrive at La Fortuna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Elena to Dominical is 223 km. It takes approximately 4h 5m to drive from Santa Elena to Dominical.
There are 498+ hotels available in Dominical.
What companies run services between Santa Elena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica and Dominical, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Cañitas to Dominical via Monteverde, Monteverde, La Fortuna, Quepos, and Quepos in around 7h 15m.
- Phone
- +506 2755 1024
- tours@williestourscostarica
- Website
- williestourscostarica.com
Bus from Monteverde to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $305
- Schedules at
- williestourscostarica.com
Bus from La Fortuna to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $325
- Schedules at
- williestourscostarica.com
Bus from Santa Elena to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55
- Schedules at
- williestourscostarica.com
Bus from La Fortuna to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $325
- Schedules at
- williestourscostarica.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Bus from Monteverde to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $365
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2645 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- transmonteverde.com
Bus from Cañitas to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- transmonteverde.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
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $3–5
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