There are 8 ways to get from Popoyo to Costa Rica by car, bus, shuttle, plane, or taxi
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 Popoyo to La Cruz
- Take the bus from La Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
6h 45m$23–37Drive 362 km
- Drive from Popoyo to San José362 km
5h 42m$49–71Shuttle, shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Entrance Guasacate to Rivas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TNO - SJO
6h 59mShuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Entrance Guasacate to RivasRegular
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to San JoséPrivate
8h 29mTaxi, bus via Juntas
- Take the taxi from Popoyo to Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to LimonalMga
- Take the bus from Limonal to Central Autobusera Inteligente
7h 50m$64–105Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Popoyo to Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal Pulmitan De LiberiaPeñas Blancas
8h 38m$55–66Shuttle to Managua Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Mukul Beach Golf & Spa to Managua Airport
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MGA - SJO
6h 38m$362–697Shuttle, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Entrance Guasacate to Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LIR - SJO
7h 54m
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Popoyo to Costa Rica is to drive and bus which costs $23 - $40 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Popoyo to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 5h 42m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Popoyo and Costa Rica is 386 km. The road distance is 362 km.
The best way to get from Popoyo to Costa Rica without a car is to shuttle which takes 8h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Popoyo to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Popoyo to Costa Rica is 362 km. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Popoyo to Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Popoyo, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a shuttle from Entrance Guasacate to San José via Rivas and Peñas Blancas in around 8h 29m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from La Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Limonal to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Shuttle from Entrance Guasacate to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $197
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $385
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Limonal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–40
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–35
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Mukul Beach Golf & Spa to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $189
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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