There are 7 ways to get from Dominical to Puntarenas by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Dominical to Terminal de buses Parritabus By Costanera
- Take the bus from Parrita to Puntarenasbus Puntarenas
4h 20m$10–14Bus via Quepos
cheapest- Take the bus from Dominical to Queposbus Panamá
- Take the bus from Quepos to Puntarenasbus Puntarenas
4h 50m$8–11Drive 177.9 km
- Drive from Dominical to Puntarenascar 177.9 km
3h 13m$24–35Fly, shuttle
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XQP - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
3h 4m$341–359Bus via Jacó
- Take the bus from Dominical cruce Baru to Jaco Maxi Palibus San Jose
- Take the bus from Jacó to Puntarenasbus Puntarenas
4h 23m$15–24Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San JoséPrivate
- Take the bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenasbus San José
4h 32m$46–277Shuttle, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
3h 57m$147–387
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dominical to Puntarenas is to bus via Quepos which costs $8 - $12 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Dominical to Puntarenas is to fly and shuttle which takes 3h 4m and costs $340 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Dominical to Puntarenas. However, there are services departing from Dominical and arriving at Puntarenas via Parrita. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Dominical and Puntarenas is 183 km. The road distance is 177.9 km.
The best way to get from Dominical to Puntarenas without a car is to bus which takes 4h 20m and costs $9 - $15.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Dominical to Puntarenas, including transfers.
Dominical to Puntarenas bus services, operated by Tracopa, depart from Dominical station.
Dominical to Puntarenas bus services, operated by Tracopa, arrive at Terminal de buses Parrita station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dominical to Puntarenas is 178 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Dominical to Puntarenas.
There are 124+ hotels available in Puntarenas.
What companies run services between Dominical, Costa Rica and Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Dominical to Puntarenas via Parrita in around 4h 20m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–230
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–240
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–230
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–240
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–230
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–240
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Dominical to Terminal de buses Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $5–8
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Parrita to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Jacó to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Quepos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2755 1024
- tours@williestourscostarica
- Website
- williestourscostarica.com
Shuttle from San Jose Airport to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $173
- Website
- http://williestourscostarica.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Dominical cruce Baru to Jaco Maxi Pali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +506 2221 6600
- servicioalcliente@eupsacr.com
- Website
- empresariosunidos.cr
Bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- empresariosunidos.cr
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Dominical to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $3–5
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