There are 4 ways to get from Puerto Rico to Nicoya by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJU - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Nicoya
10h 44m$498–789Fly to Nosara Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane SJU - NOB
- Take the bus from Nosara to Nicoyabus
13h 15m$134–421Fly to Liberia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SJU - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoyabus
13h 41m$348–1,281Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SJU - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Nicoya
10h 59m$405–737
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puerto Rico to Nicoya is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $430 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Puerto Rico to Nicoya is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 44m and costs $490 - $800.
The distance between Puerto Rico and Nicoya is 2399 km.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Puerto Rico to Nicoya, including transfers.
Nicoya is 2h behind Puerto Rico. It is currently 4:02 AM in Puerto Rico and 2:02 AM in Nicoya.
There are 35+ hotels available in Nicoya.
What companies run services between Puerto Rico and Nicoya, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Puerto Rico to Nicoya. However, you can take the shuttle to San Juan Airport, walk to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the shuttle to Nicoya. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to San Juan Airport, walk to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Llano Grande, take the bus to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, then take the bus to Nicoya.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Santo Domingo, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Santo Domingo, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–750
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2685 5352
- traroc19@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nosara to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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