There are 3 ways to get from Upala to Guanacaste by bus, car, or taxi
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The cheapest way to get from Upala to Guanacaste is to bus which costs $9 - $16 and takes 2h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Upala to Guanacaste is to drive which takes 1h 38m and costs $11 - $17.
No, there is no direct bus from Upala to Guanacaste. However, there are services departing from Upala and arriving at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia via Cañas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 20m.
The distance between Upala and Guanacaste is 116 km. The road distance is 70.5 km.
The best way to get from Upala to Guanacaste without a car is to bus which takes 2h 20m and costs $9 - $16.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Upala to Guanacaste, including transfers.
Upala to Guanacaste bus services, operated by Transnorte de Upala, depart from Upala station.
Upala to Guanacaste bus services, operated by Transnorte de Upala, arrive at Cañas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Upala to Guanacaste is 70 km. It takes approximately 1h 38m to drive from Upala to Guanacaste.
There are 103+ hotels available in Guanacaste.
What companies run services between Upala, Costa Rica and Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Upala to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia via Cañas in around 2h 20m.
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- Transnorte de Upala
Bus from Upala to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Transnorte de Upala
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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