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International Public Airports
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LOCATION |
ICAO |
IATA |
AIRPORT NAME |
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Liberia |
MRLB |
LIR |
Daniel Oduber International Airport |
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Limón |
MRLM |
LIO |
Limón International Airport |
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San José |
MROC |
SJO |
Juan Santamaría International Airport |
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San José |
MRPV |
SYQ |
Tobías Bolaños International Airport |

Juan
Santamaría International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Juan
Santamaría) (IOTA:
SJO, ICON:
MROC) is located 20 km from San Jose, Costa Rica. This airport, which is Costa
Rica's primary airport, serves about one million people each year, a great
number of them from Canada and United States. There are three other
international airports in the country but only Daniel Oduber International
Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste is served by major airlines
For
a complete listing of all airports for local travel within the country see:
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-airports-in-costa-rica and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Costa_Rica

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MAJOR
AIRLINES SERVING COSTA RICA
Airlines se
rving:
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport:
■
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth,
Miami)
■
Continental Airlines
(Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
■
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Los Angeles
[starts Dec. 15, 2006])
■
Nature Air
(Granada, San José-Tobías Bolaños)
■
Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
■
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
■ US
Airways (Charlotte)
■ Sansa (San José-Juan Santamaría, Tamarindo)
Airlines serving Juan
Santamarí International Airport:
■ Air
Madrid (Madrid, Panama City)
■ Air Transat
(Montreal, Toronto) [all seasonal]
■
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth,
Los Angeles, Miami)
■
Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
■
Continental Airlines
(Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
■ Copa Airlines (Guatemala City, Managua, Panama City,
San Pedro Sula,
Santiago de Chile, Tegucigalpa)
■ Cubana de Aviación
(Havana)
■
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
■
Iberia (Guatemala City, Madrid)
■
Martinair (Amsterdam, Miami, Orlando)
■
Sansa(Barra Colorado, Drake Bay, Golfito, Liberia, Limon,
Nosara,
Coto47, Punta Islita, Puerto Jimenez, Samara-Carrillo,
Palmar Sur,
Tambor, Tamarindo, Tortuguero, Quepos)
■
TACA(Bogotá, Caracas, Guatemala City, Guayaquil,
Los Angeles,
Managua, Mexico City, Miami, New York-JFK,
Panama City,
Quito, San
Salvador)
■ US
Airways
operated by
America West Airlines (Phoenix)
TRAVELING DISTANCES WITHIN
THE COUNTRY
Time Distance Chart: Costa Rica
is a small country however many places can take a longer amount of time to get
to than you may expect. From the following distance chart you can get a better
idea of how long it takes to get from one place to the other within the
country. See more
detailed map above as well as locations routed on the map below.
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From
Dominical:
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To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Cartago,
Cartago |
87 miles
139 km |
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3 hr |
4 hr |
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Golfito,
South Puntarenas |
95 miles
152 km |
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3 hr 30 min |
4 hr |
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Puerto Jimenez,
South Puntarenas |
109 miles
175 km |
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3 hr 42 min |
4 hr 18 min |
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Quepos,
North Puntarenas |
28 miles
45 km |
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42 min |
1 hr |
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San Isidro de El General,
North Puntarenas |
18 miles
28 km |
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1 hr 30 min |
2 hr 30 min |
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
101 miles
162 km |
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4 hr |
5 hr |
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From
Golfito:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Buenos Aires,
South Puntarenas |
91 miles
146 km |
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3 hr
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3 hr 30 min |
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Cabo Matapalo,
South Puntarenas |
94 miles
150 km |
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30 min
Ferry: 1 hr |
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Pavones,
South Puntarenas |
62 miles
100 km |
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1 hr 48 min |
2 hr 30 min |
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Playa Zancudo,
South Puntarenas |
47 miles
75 km |
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1 hr
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Ferry: 1 hr 30 min |
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Puerto Jimenez,
South Puntarenas |
79 miles
127 km |
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Ferry: 1 hr
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
193 miles
309 km |
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6 hr
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7 hr
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From
Jaco:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Dominical,
North Puntarenas |
76 miles
122 km |
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2 hr 48 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
47 miles
75 km |
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2 hr 6 min |
2 hr 36 min |
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Monteverde,
North Puntarenas |
97 miles
155 km |
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3 hr
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3 hr
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Puntarenas,
North Puntarenas |
47 miles
75 km |
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1 hr
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1 hr 12 min |
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Quepos,
North Puntarenas |
44 miles
70 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min |
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
73 miles
117 km |
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2 hr 12 min |
2 hr 30 min |
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Tamarindo,
Guanacaste |
152 miles
243 km |
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3 hr 12 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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Tambor,
North Puntarenas |
106 miles
169 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min
Ferry: 1 hr 12 min |
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From
La Fortuna de San Carlos:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Jaco,
North Puntarenas |
109 miles
175 km |
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3 hr 30 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
153 miles
245 km |
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4 hr
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4 hr
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Monteverde,
North Puntarenas |
101 miles
162 km |
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4 hr
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Puntarenas,
North Puntarenas |
71 miles
113 km |
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2 hr 30 min |
3 hr
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
94 miles
150 km |
30 min
Taxi: 6 min |
3 hr 30 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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Tamarindo,
Guanacaste |
138 miles
220 km |
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4 hr
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4 hr 30 min |
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From
Liberia:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Alajuela,
Alajuela |
125 miles
200 km |
1 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min |
3 hr 12 min |
3 hr 42 min |
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Dominical,
North Puntarenas |
193 miles
309 km |
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6 hr
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7 hr
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Golfito,
South Puntarenas |
288 miles
461 km |
2 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min |
9 hr
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10 hr
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Heredia,
Heredia |
128 miles
205 km |
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2 hr 24 min |
3 hr 54 min |
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Jaco,
North Puntarenas |
121 miles
193 km |
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3 hr 12 min |
3 hr 54 min |
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La Fortuna de San Carlos,
Alajuela |
91 miles
145 km |
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3 hr
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3 hr 30 min |
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Liberia International Airport (Daniel Oduber),
Guanacaste |
3 miles
5 km |
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6 min |
6 min |
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
164 miles
263 km |
1 hr 30 min
Taxi: 12 min |
4 hr 12 min |
5 hr
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Nicoya,
Guanacaste |
52 miles
83 km |
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1 hr 12 min |
1 hr 42 min |
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Peñas Blancas,
Guanacaste |
48 miles
77 km |
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2 hr 12 min |
2 hr 30 min |
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Playa Flamingo,
Guanacaste |
53 miles
85 km |
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54 min |
1 hr 12 min |
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Playa Panama,
Guanacaste |
28 miles
45 km |
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48 min |
1 hr
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Playas del Coco,
Guanacaste |
38 miles
60 km |
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42 min |
1 hr
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Puntarenas,
North Puntarenas |
82 miles
132 km |
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1 hr 42 min |
2 hr
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San Gerardo de Dota,
San Jose |
189 miles
302 km |
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6 hr 12 min |
7 hr
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
136 miles
217 km |
1 hr 12 min
Taxi: 6 min |
3 hr 30 min |
4 hr
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Santa Cruz,
Guanacaste |
35 miles
56 km |
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42 min |
1 hr
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Tamarindo,
Guanacaste |
43 miles
69 km |
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1 hr
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1 hr 30 min |
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Monteverde:
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Peñas Blancas:
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From
Puntarenas:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Jaco,
North Puntarenas |
47 miles
75 km |
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1 hr
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1 hr 12 min |
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Liberia,
Guanacaste |
82 miles
132 km |
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1 hr 42 min |
2 hr
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
96 miles
154 km |
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2 hr 42 min |
3 hr 6 min |
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Quepos,
North Puntarenas |
88 miles
140 km |
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2 hr 30 min |
3 hr
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
69 miles
110 km |
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1 hr 30 min |
2 hr
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San Ramon,
Alajuela |
33 miles
53 km |
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1 hr 6 min |
1 hr 30 min |
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From
Quepos:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Dominical,
North Puntarenas |
28 miles
45 km |
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42 min |
1 hr
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Golfito,
South Puntarenas |
122 miles
195 km |
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4 hr
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4 hr 30 min |
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Jaco,
North Puntarenas |
44 miles
70 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min |
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
9 miles
14 km |
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12 min |
18 min |
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Playa Uvita,
South Puntarenas |
125 miles
200 km |
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2 hr 30 min |
3 hr
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
116 miles
185 km |
30 min |
3 hr 12 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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From
Samara:
| To |
Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Alajuela,
Alajuela |
139 miles
222 km |
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3 hr 54 min |
4 hr 42 min |
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Cartago,
Cartago |
164 miles
262 km |
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5 hr 30 min |
6 hr
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Heredia,
Heredia |
146 miles
234 km |
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4 hr 12 min |
4 hr 42 min |
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La Fortuna de San Carlos,
Alajuela |
166 miles
265 km |
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5 hr 12 min |
6 hr
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Liberia,
Guanacaste |
75 miles
120 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min |
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Monteverde,
North Puntarenas |
95 miles
152 km |
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4 hr
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4 hr 12 min |
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Nicoya,
Guanacaste |
23 miles
37 km |
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30 min |
42 min |
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Playas del Coco,
Guanacaste |
70 miles
112 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min |
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Puntarenas,
North Puntarenas |
97 miles
155 km |
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2 hr 30 min |
3 hr
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
149 miles
239 km |
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4 hr 12 min |
5 hr
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Tamarindo,
Guanacaste |
68 miles
109 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min |
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Tambor,
North Puntarenas |
56 miles
90 km |
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2 hr
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2 hr 30 min |
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From
San Gerardo de Dota:
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Distance |
Plane |
Car |
Bus |
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Alajuela,
Alajuela |
64 miles
102 km |
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Buenos Aires,
South Puntarenas |
72 miles
116 km |
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Cahuita,
Limon |
161 miles
258 km |
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Cartago,
Cartago |
39 miles
62 km |
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Ciudad Quesada ( San Carlos ),
Alajuela |
99 miles
158 km |
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Dominical,
North Puntarenas |
48 miles
77 km |
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Golfito,
South Puntarenas |
143 miles
229 km |
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Jaco,
North Puntarenas |
126 miles
202 km |
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La Fortuna de San Carlos,
Alajuela |
128 miles
204 km |
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Liberia,
Guanacaste |
189 miles
302 km |
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Limon Domestic Airport,
Limon |
135 miles
216 km |
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
78 miles
124 km |
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Monteverde,
North Puntarenas |
159 miles
254 km |
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Nicoya,
Guanacaste |
179 miles
287 km |
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Peñas Blancas,
Guanacaste |
243 miles
389 km |
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Puerto Jimenez,
South Puntarenas |
158 miles
252 km |
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca,
Limon |
95 miles
152 km |
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Puntarenas,
North Puntarenas |
125 miles
200 km |
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Samara,
Guanacaste |
202 miles
324 km |
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San Isidro de El General,
North Puntarenas |
31 miles
49 km |
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48 min |
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San Jose Downtown,
San Jose |
32 miles
52 km |
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2 hr 12 min |
2 hr 30 min |
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Tamarindo,
Guanacaste |
212 miles
339 km |
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Tambor,
North Puntarenas |
184 miles
294 km |
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Tilaran,
Guanacaste |
172 miles
276 km |
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Turrialba,
Cartago |
67 miles
107 km |
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From
San Jose Downtown:
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Distance |
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Car |
Bus |
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Alajuela,
Alajuela |
9 miles
15 km |
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30 min |
36 min |
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Cahuita,
Limon |
252 miles
403 km |
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4 hr 30 min |
4 hr 30 min |
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Cañas,
Guanacaste |
118 miles
189 km |
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3 hr
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3 hr
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Cartago,
Cartago |
12 miles
20 km |
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36 min |
42 min |
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Golfito,
South Puntarenas |
193 miles
309 km |
1 hr
Taxi: 6 min |
9 hr
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9 hr
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Golfo de Papagayo,
Guanacaste |
158 miles
252 km |
48 min
Taxi: 1 hr |
5 hr
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5 hr
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Heredia,
Heredia |
9 miles
15 km |
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24 min |
30 min |
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Jaco,
North Puntarenas |
73 miles
117 km |
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2 hr 12 min |
2 hr 30 min |
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La Fortuna de San Carlos,
Alajuela |
94 miles
150 km |
30 min
Taxi: 6 min |
3 hr 30 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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Liberia,
Guanacaste |
136 miles
217 km |
48 min
Taxi: 6 min |
4 hr
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4 hr
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Manuel Antonio,
North Puntarenas |
120 miles
192 km |
30 min
Taxi: 12 min |
3 hr 30 min |
3 hr 30 min |
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Monteverde,
North Puntarenas |
105 miles
168 km |
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