There are 6 ways to get from Nicoya to Quepos by car, bus, shuttle, 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.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Nicoya to Puntarenascar
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Queposbus Puntarenas
4h 33m$22–32Bus via Puntarenas
cheapest- Take the bus from Nicoya to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Queposbus
7h 41m$15–20Drive 243.1 km
- Drive from Nicoya to Queposcar 243.1 km
4h 15m$33–48Shuttle, bus, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
5h 11m$435–498Shuttle, Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nicoya to La FortunaPrivate
- Take the bus from La Fortuna to Queposbus Private
5h 34m$739Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Nicoya to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus 1502 / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Queposbus Panamá
8h 27m$21–28
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nicoya to Quepos is to bus via Puntarenas which costs $15 - $21 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Nicoya to Quepos is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Nicoya to Quepos. However, there are services departing from Nicoya and arriving at Quepos via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia and Puntarenas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 41m.
The distance between Nicoya and Quepos is 271 km. The road distance is 243.1 km.
The best way to get from Nicoya to Quepos without a car is to shuttle and Bus which takes 5h 34m and costs $739.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Nicoya to Quepos, including transfers.
Nicoya to Quepos bus services, operated by Transportes La Pampa, depart from Nicoya station.
Nicoya to Quepos bus services, operated by Transportes La Pampa, arrive at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nicoya to Quepos is 243 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Nicoya to Quepos.
There are 395+ hotels available in Quepos.
What companies run services between Nicoya, Costa Rica and Quepos, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Nicoya to Quepos via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia and Puntarenas in around 7h 41m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Puntarenas to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Puntarenas to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Nicoya to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Nicoya to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from La Fortuna to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $325
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Nicoya to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Nicoya to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $12–17
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