There are 6 ways to get from Santa Teresa to Alajuela by plane, taxi, bus, car, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ACO - SJO
1h 3m$180–215Drive 249.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Santa Teresa to Alajuelacar 249.3 km
4h 47m$34–49Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Teresa to Jicaraltaxi
- Take the bus from Jicaral to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus San José
4h 10m$112–131Drive, bus
- Drive from Santa Teresa to En La Esquina De La Entrada A La Calle Del Conavi, Antes De La Rotondacar
- Take the bus from En La Esquina De La Entrada A La Calle Del Conavi, Antes De La Rotonda to Antes Del Puente Villa Bonitabus 655
4h 47mShuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Teresa to San JoséPrivate / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 100 m sur De La Agoníabus 200 / ...
6h 57m$371–372Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Santa Teresa to Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaríabusferry Santa Teresa
7h 15m$65–69
Cobano (ACO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Teresa to Alajuela is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Teresa to Alajuela is to fly which takes 1h 3m and costs $180 - $220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santa Teresa and arriving at Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Santa Teresa and Alajuela is 118 km. The road distance is 249.3 km.
The best way to get from Santa Teresa to Alajuela without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4h 10m and costs $110 - $140.
It takes approximately 1h 3m to get from Santa Teresa to Alajuela, including transfers.
Santa Teresa to Alajuela bus services, operated by Tropical Tours Shuttles, depart from Santa Teresa station.
Santa Teresa to Alajuela bus services, operated by Tropical Tours Shuttles, arrive at Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Teresa to Alajuela is 249 km. It takes approximately 4h 47m to drive from Santa Teresa to Alajuela.
There are 820+ hotels available in Alajuela.
What companies run services between Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica and Alajuela, Costa Rica?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Cobano (ACO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) hourly. Alternatively, Tropical Tours Shuttles operates a vehicle from Santa Teresa to Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría twice daily. Tickets cost $65–69 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cobano to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Cobano to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cobano to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Cobano to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Bus from Jicaral to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +506 2290 2922
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Jacó
Bus from En La Esquina De La Entrada A La Calle Del Conavi, Antes De La Rotonda to Antes Del Puente Villa Bonita
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Transportes Jacó
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from Santa Teresa to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $370
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 100 m sur De La Agonía
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Busferry from Santa Teresa to Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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