Costa Rica offers a great public buses service network country wide. Mostly, all buses run out from to San Jose to the main destinations.

Here you can find the address and how to catch a bus to your destination.

San Jose to surrounding towns / San Jose to:

• Alajuela and Juan Santamaría International Airport

TUASA, runs every 5 minutes from 5am - 11pm from Parque de la Merced, price ¢400.00 (aprox. $0.68). 35 minutes ride
Station Wagon, runs every 5 minutes 24 hours from Parque de la Merced, price ¢400.00 (aprox. $0.68). 35 minutes ride

• Poas Volcano

TUASA, leaves at 08:30 from Monday to Sunday. Returns at 3:30pm. price ¢3,370.00 (aprox. $5.81)

•  Cartago

LUMACA, buses run every 5 minutes, 05:10 am to midnight from San Jose, 300 mts from La Caja, price ¢410.00 (aprox. $0.70). 40 minutes ride.

• Grecia

TUAN, buses run every 30 minutes, 05:35am -10:10pm from West side of Abonos Agro, Barrio Mexico, price ¢770.00 (aprox. $1.32). 45 minutes ride

• Turrialba

TRANSTUSA, runs regular service from service from 5:20 am to 10pm every hour. Buses leave from La Corte. price ¢1,100.00 (aprox. $1,90)

• Heredia

RAPIDITOS HEREDIANOS, Service from Calle I, Av 7-9. Daily, every 5 minutes, 05:25am to 12pm, price ¢320.00 (aprox. $0,55)

Destinations in the north

• Ciudad Quesada, Northern region

AUTO TRANSPORTES CIUDAD QUESADA, Buses leave every hour, 05am - 7:30pm from Calle 12, Ave 7. 3 hours ride, price ¢1,365 (aprox. $2,35)

• La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano

AUTO TRANSPORTES CIUDAD QUESADA, Buses leave at 06:15am - 08:40am and 11:30am pm from Calle 12, Ave 7. 3 hours ride, price ¢1,955 (aprox. $3,37)

• Monteverde Cloud Forest and Santa Elena

TRANSPORTES TILARAN, Buses run daily at 06:30am and 2:30pm from 600 mts north from Parque de la Merced, price ¢2,350.00 (aprox. $4,05)

 Destinations in Guanacaste

• San Jose - Liberia

PULMITAN, runs a service every hour from 06:00am - 8:00pm from Calle 24, Ave 5-7, price ¢2,750 (aprox. $4,74) 4 hours ride

• San Jose - Santa Cruz

TRALAPA, runs a service at 07am, 09am and 11am, noon, then 1pm, 4pm, 4pm and 6pm from Calle 20, Av 5, price ¢4,160.00 (aprox. $7.17)

• San Jose - Cañas

TRANSPORTES LA CANERA, Buses leave at 08:30 and 10:30am, 12:30pm, 1:40pm, 2:30 pm and 4:45pm.

• San Jose - La Cruz Penas Blancas

TRANSPORTES DELDU,  buses leave at 04:00am, 05:00am, 07:00am, 09:00am and 10:00am. In the afternoon the buses leave at 1pm, 2pm, 4pm and last one at 7pm, price ¢3,100.00 (aprox. $5,34)

• San Jose - Tamarindo Beach

TRALAPA, there are only 2 buses leaving at 07:15am and 4pm from Calle 20, Av 5, price ¢4,370.00 (aprox. $7,53)

• San Jose - Coco Beach

PULMITAN, Bus leaves at 08:00am, 2pm and 4pm every day from Calle 24, Av 5-7, price $3,280.00 (aprox. $5,65)

• San Jose - Brasilito - Flamingo Beach - Potrero Beach

TRALAPA, bus to Brasilito and Flamingo leaves at 8am, 10:30am and 3pm from Calle 20, Av 5, price ¢4,795 (aprox. $8,26)

• San Jose - Junquillal Beach

TRALAPA, bus leaves at 2pm every day from Calle 20, Av 5, price ¢4,435.00 (aprox. $7,64)

Destinations on the Nicoya Peninsula

• San Jose - Nicoya

EMPRESA ALFARO, Buses leave at 7:30am, 10:00am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm from Ave 5 Calle 14, price ¢3,130 (aprox. $5,39)

• San Jose - Samara Beach

EMPRESA ALFARO, Buses leave at 12:00 everyday from Ave 5 Calle 14, price ¢3,580 (aprox. $6,17)

• San Jose - Tamarindo Beach

EMPRESA ALFARO, Buses leave at 11:30 and 3:30pm everyday from Ave 5 Calle 14, price ¢4,360 (aprox. $7,51)

• San Jose - Nosara Beach

EMPRESA ALFARO, Bus leaves at 05:30 everyday from Ave 5 Calle 14, price ¢3,845 (aprox. $6,62)

Destinations to Pacific Coast

• San Jose - Puntarenas

EMPRESARIOS UNIDOS,  Bus service every hour, every day from Ave 10th & 12th, Calle 16, price ¢1,720 (aprox. $2,86)

• San Jose - Jaco Beach

TRANSPORTES JACO, Bus leaves at 7:00am, 09:00am, 11:00am and 1pm, 3pm, 5pm and 7pm from Coca Cola Terminal, price ¢1,970 (aprox. $3,40)

• San Jose - Quepos - Manuel Antonio Beach

TRANSPORTES DELIO MORALES, Buses leave at 06:00am, 09:00am, noon, 2:30pm and last one at 7:00pm, from La Coca Cola Terminal, price ¢3,700 (aprox. $6,40)

Destinations along the Caribbean Coast

• San Jose - Braulio Carrillo National Park

EMPRESARIOS GUAPILEÑOS, bus leaves every at 05:30am, every half-hour from Gran Terminal del Caribe at the north end of Calle Central price ¢1,075 (aprox. $1,85)

• San Jose - Limon

TRANSPORTES CARIBEÑOS, bus leaves every hour at 05:30am to 7pm from Gran Terminal del Caribe, price ¢2,470 (aprox. $4,25)

• San Jose - Cahuita - Puerto Viejo - Sixaola

TRANSPORTES MEPE, Buses leave at 06:00am, 10am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm every day from Gran Terminal del Caribe, price ¢3,250 (aprox. $5,60)

Southern Pacific Destinations

•  San Jose - San Isidro del General & Chirripo National Park

MUSOC, Bus leaves at 05:30am, 07:30am, 10:30am and 11:30am, then 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm and 5pm from Calle 16 Av 1 & 3, price ¢

• San Jose -Palmar Norte

TRACOPA-ALFARO, Bus leaves at 05:00am, 07:00am, 08:30am and 10:30am then at 1pm, 2:30pm and 6pm from Calle 5 Av 18 & 20, price ¢4,550 (aprox. $7,84)

• San Jose - Paso Canoas (Panama Border)

TRACOPA-ALFARO, Bus leaves at 05:00am, and 11:00am then at 1pm, 4:30pm and 6pm from Calle 5 Av 18 & 20, price ¢6,100 (aprox. $10,51)

• San Jose - Golfito

TRACOPA-ALFARO, Bus leaves at 05:00am, 07:00am, and 3pm from Calle 5 Av 18&20, price ¢5,800 (aprox. $10.00)

• San Jose - San Vito & Wilson Botanical Garden

TRACOPA-ALFARO, Bus leaves at 05:45am, 08:15am, and 12:00 from Calle 5 Av 18 & 20, price ¢5,505 (aprox. $9,50)

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