There are 6 ways to get from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Limón International Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the taxi from Rio Pacuare to Limon-Airport-LIO
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LIO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
3h 45m$425–470Drive 173.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano173.6 km
3h 2m$24–34Bus via Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui
- Take the bus from Guápiles to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
- Take the bus from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí to Ciudad Quesada
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos to Terminal de Buses La Fortuna
6h 43m$52–67Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Siquirres to Guápiles736 Siquirres-Guápiles / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to La FortunaPrivate
3h 28m$220–232Bus, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Take the bus from Siquirres to Guápiles
- Take the bus from Terminal Guápiles to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)SJO - FON
4h 53m$167–188Bus
- Take the bus from Siquirres to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Ciudad Quesada
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos to Terminal de Buses La Fortuna
7h 39m$46–70
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano is to drive which costs $23 - $35 and takes 3h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between Rio Pacuare and Arenal Volcano is 321 km. The road distance is 173.6 km.
The best way to get from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano without a car is to bus via Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui which takes 6h 43m and costs $50 - $70.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano is 174 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano.
There are 939+ hotels available in Arenal Volcano.
What companies run services between Rio Pacuare, Costa Rica and Arenal Volcano, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica?
You can take a vehicle from Rio Pacuare to Arenal Volcano via Siquirres, Guápiles, Guápiles, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Ciudad Quesada, Terminal San Carlos, and Terminal de Buses La Fortuna in around 6h 43m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $106–110
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–210
- 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 Guápiles to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $178
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Bus from Guápiles to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí to Ciudad Quesada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal Guápiles to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal San Carlos to Terminal de Buses La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- transpisa.now.site
- Phone
- +506 2768 8787 / 2768 8732
- servicioalcliente@tracasa.com
- Website
- tracasa.com
Bus from Siquirres to Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tracasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Siquirres to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- contraloriadeservicios.buses@gmail.com
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Ciudad Quesada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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