There are 8 ways to get from Papagayo to Dominical by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
5h$552–1,791Bus via Puntarenas
cheapest- Take the bus from Papagayo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Ganadobus
- Take the bus from Quebrada Ganado to Dominicalbus
9h 38m$19–34Drive 328 km
- Drive from Papagayo to Dominicalcar 328 km
5h 43m$44–64Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Papagayo to MonteverdePrivate / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to DominicalPrivate
4h$669Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Papagayo to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
5h 16m$210–792Shuttle, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Papagayo to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
5h 19m$629–867Bus
- Take the bus from Papagayo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominicalbus
12h 29m$27–38Shuttle via Cóbano
- Take a shuttle bus from Papagayo to MontezumaTambor
- Take the busferry from Montezuma to Dominicalbusferry Uvita
8h 43m$126–164
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Papagayo to Dominical is to bus via Puntarenas which costs $19 - $35 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Papagayo to Dominical is to shuttle which takes 4h and costs $670.
No, there is no direct bus from Papagayo to Dominical. However, there are services departing from Papagayo and arriving at Dominical via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Puntarenas and Quebrada Ganado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
The distance between Papagayo and Dominical is 342 km. The road distance is 328 km.
The best way to get from Papagayo to Dominical without a car is to bus via Puntarenas which takes 9h 38m and costs $19 - $35.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Papagayo to Dominical, including transfers.
Papagayo to Dominical bus services, operated by Grupo Tranbasa, depart from Papagayo station.
Papagayo to Dominical bus services, operated by Grupo Tranbasa, arrive at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Papagayo to Dominical is 328 km. It takes approximately 5h 43m to drive from Papagayo to Dominical.
There are 605+ hotels available in Dominical.
What companies run services between Papagayo, Costa Rica and Dominical, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Papagayo to Dominical via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Puntarenas, and Quebrada Ganado in around 9h 38m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–950
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–1,800
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–950
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–950
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Papagayo to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $211
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Papagayo to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $139
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
Busferry from Montezuma to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Papagayo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Ganado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Quebrada Ganado to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $9–12
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $15–22
Shuttle from Papagayo to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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