There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Armuelles by shuttle, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, bus, drive
best- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Paso Canoasbus
- Drive from Paso Canoas to Puerto Armuellescar
4h 57m$324–331Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Naranjobus By Costanera
7h 25m$25–35Drive 321.4 km
- Drive from San José to Puerto Armuellescar 321.4 km
6h 22m$44–64Fly to Golfito, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Golfito (GLF)plane SJO - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Puerto Armuellescar
3h 38m$150–616Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso CanoasPrivate
8h 2m$504–507Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane SJO - PJM
- Drive from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Puerto Armuellescar
4h 58m$173–477Fly to Drake Bay, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SJO - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Puerto Armuellescar
5h 24m$168–197
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Golfito (GLF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Armuelles is to bus which costs $24 - $35 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Armuelles is to fly and drive which takes 3h 38m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Costa Rica and Puerto Armuelles is 324 km. The road distance is 321.4 km.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Costa Rica to Puerto Armuelles, including transfers.
Puerto Armuelles is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:11 PM in Costa Rica and 3:11 PM in Puerto Armuelles.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Puerto Armuelles is 321 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Costa Rica to Puerto Armuelles.
There are seven+ hotels available in Puerto Armuelles.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Puerto Armuelles, Panama?
Caribe Shuttle operates a shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas on demand. Tickets cost $500 and the journey takes 7h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $9–13
Bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Naranjo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $22–29
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
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