There are 4 ways to get from San José to Monkey Point by bus, car, ferry, unknown, 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, drive, ferry, travel
best- Take the bus from San José to La Pavonabus
- Drive from La Pavona to Puerto Lindocar
- Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refugeferry
- Walk from Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge to Monkey Pointunknown
7h 9mBus, fly to Tortuguero Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tortuguero Airport (TTQ)plane SJO - TTQ
- Walk from Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) to Monkey Pointunknown
5h 16mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Inicialbus
- Take the bus from Guápiles to Cariaribus
- Take the bus from Cariari to Puerto Lindobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refugeferry
- Walk from Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge to Monkey Pointunknown
13h 18mBus, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SJO - FON
- Walk from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Monkey Pointunknown
6h 10m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between San José and Monkey Point is 276 km.
The best way to get from San José to Monkey Point without a car is to bus and ferry and travel which takes 13h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from San José to Monkey Point, including transfers.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Monkey Point, Nicaragua?
There is no direct connection from San José to Monkey Point. However, you can take the bus to La Pavona, drive to Puerto Lindo, take the ferry to Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, then travel to Monkey Point. Alternatively, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Tortuguero Airport (TTQ), then travel to Monkey Point.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tortuguero Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–250
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–190
Bus from San José to La Pavona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 222 0610 / 2255 4300
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Parada Inicial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 2767 7590 / 2767 7137
- coopetraca@ice.co.cr
- Website
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Guápiles to Cariari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Cariari to Puerto Lindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
- Phone
- +506 2523 2000
- Website
- MOPT
Ferry from Puerto Lindo to Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- MOPT
Ferry from Puerto Lindo to Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- MOPT
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