There are 10 ways to get from Rivas to Dominical 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 Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Amarillabus
- Take the bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Dominicalbus
10h 10m$27–63Bus via Esterillo Centro
cheapest- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Esterillosbus
- Take the bus from Esterillo Centro to Dominicalbus
10h 37m$21–31Drive 402.6 km
- Drive from Rivas to Dominicalcar 402.6 km
6h 28m$54–78Bus, shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
7h 32m$404–655Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to DominicalPrivate
10h 52m$123–361Bus #2
- Take the bus from Rivas to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominical cruce Barubus San Jose
13h 59m$44–59Shuttle, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LIR - XQP
7h 18m$282–332Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
7h 10m$602–628Shuttle, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
8h 1m$434–1,708Bus, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NOB - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
8h 32m$555–1,684
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Dominical is to bus via Esterillo Centro which costs $21 - $35 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Dominical is to drive which takes 6h 28m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Rivas to Dominical. However, there are services departing from Rivas and arriving at Dominical via Peñas Blancas, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Puntarenas and Quebrada Amarilla. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Rivas and Dominical is 433 km. The road distance is 402.6 km.
The best way to get from Rivas to Dominical without a car is to bus which takes 10h 10m and costs $27 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Rivas to Dominical, including transfers.
Rivas to Dominical bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Peñas Blancas station.
Rivas to Dominical bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Dominical is 403 km. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Rivas to Dominical.
There are 466+ hotels available in Dominical.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and Dominical, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Rivas to Dominical via Peñas Blancas, Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Puntarenas, and Quebrada Amarilla in around 10h 10m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $209–211
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–35
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Amarilla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Esterillos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $7–10
Bus from Esterillo Centro to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $6–9
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Rivas to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominical cruce Baru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $197
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $271
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
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