There are 5 ways to get from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula by bus, car, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Quepos to CalderaPuntarenas
- Take the bus from Cruce de Barranca to GuardiaSan Jose
5h 9m$58–72Drive 278.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula278.9 km
4h 43m$38–54Shuttle to Cobano, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Manuel Antonio to Montezuma
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)ACO - LIR
8h 9m$669–804Bus via Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Take the bus from Quepos to PuntarenasPuntarenas
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de LiberiaPuntarenas
6h 15m$43–54Bus, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)SJO - LIR
6h 4m$218–1,830
Cobano (ACO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 4h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula is to drive which takes 4h 43m and costs $35 - $55.
The distance between Quepos and Papagayo Peninsula is 293 km. The road distance is 278.9 km.
The best way to get from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula without a car is to bus which takes 5h 9m and costs $55 - $75.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula is 279 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula.
There are 551+ hotels available in Papagayo Peninsula.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and Papagayo Peninsula, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Quepos to Papagayo Peninsula via Caldera, Cruce de Barranca, and Guardia in around 5h 9m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cobano to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–310
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $139–145
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cobano to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–650
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Quepos to Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Quepos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Cruce de Barranca to Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Manuel Antonio to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $406
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.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 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
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