There are 4 ways to get from Quepos to El Ostional 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, drive via Puntarenas
best- Take the bus from Quepos to Puntarenas
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to La Cruz
- Drive from La Cruz to El Ostional
8h 12m$20–29Drive 360.6 km
- Drive from Quepos to El Ostional360.6 km
6h 18m$49–70Fly, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)XQP - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Drive from Peñas Blancas to El Ostional
5h 43m$481–672Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal San Rafael de Cerros to Terminal TRACOPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe to La Cruz
- Drive from La Cruz to El Ostional
11h 44m$31–38
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to El Ostional is to bus and drive via Puntarenas which costs $20 - $29 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to El Ostional is to fly and shuttle and drive which takes 5h 43m and costs $480 - $700.
The distance between Quepos and El Ostional is 394 km. The road distance is 360.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Quepos to El Ostional, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Quepos to El Ostional is 361 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Quepos to El Ostional.
There are 132+ hotels available in El Ostional.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and El Ostional, Nicaragua?
There is no direct connection from Quepos to El Ostional. However, you can take the bus to Puntarenas, take the bus to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, take the bus to La Cruz, then drive to El Ostional. Alternatively, you can drive from Quepos to El Ostional in around 6h 18m.
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- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–210
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–210
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–210
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Quepos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $271
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Terminal San Rafael de Cerros to Terminal TRACOPA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $12–15
Bus from Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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