There are 4 ways to get from Quepos to Poás by plane, bus, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)XQP - SJO
- Take the bus from Alajuela to Sabanilla
1h 26m$42–228Bus via Hospital Quepos
cheapest- Take the bus from Hospital Quepos to Terminal Atlántico Norte699 Puerto Jiménez / ...
5h 46m$10–13Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Rafael de Cerros to Terminal TRACOPA613 Manuel Antonio / ...
5h 12m$15–19Drive 117.1 km
- Drive from Quepos to Poás117.1 km
3h 7m$16–23
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to Poás is to bus via Hospital Quepos which costs $9 - $13 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to Poás is to fly and bus which takes 1h 26m and costs $40 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Quepos to Poás. However, there are services departing from Terminal San Rafael de Cerros and arriving at Sabanilla via Terminal Cartago, Terminal TUASA and Alajuela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 12m.
The distance between Quepos and Poás is 84 km. The road distance is 117.1 km.
The best way to get from Quepos to Poás without a car is to bus which takes 5h 12m and costs $15 - $19.
It takes approximately 1h 26m to get from Quepos to Poás, including transfers.
Quepos to Poás bus services, operated by Tracopa, depart from Terminal San Rafael de Cerros station.
Quepos to Poás bus services, operated by Tracopa, arrive at Terminal TRACOPA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quepos to Poás is 117 km. It takes approximately 3h 7m to drive from Quepos to Poás.
There are 844+ hotels available in Poás.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and Poás, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica?
Tracopa operates a bus from Terminal San Rafael de Cerros to Terminal TRACOPA hourly. Tickets cost $11–14 and the journey takes 3h 24m.
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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
- $27–210
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–210
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–210
- Phone
- +506 2449 5141
- coopetransasi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Alajuela to Sabanilla
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $11–14
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Hospital Quepos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Book at
- facebook.com
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