How Much Environmental Impact Do Different Forms of Transportation Have? It will probably surprise you to know that environmentally it's about the same or maybe better to fly than take a bus in Costa Rica. Amazingly flying burns less fuel per person transported, creates less pollutants and carbon … [Read more...]
Good News & Bad News from Southwest Airlines
You want the good news or the bad news first? At the beginning of June 2016 Southwest Airlines made a couple of big announcements about their Costa Rica flights to Liberia (LIR) and San José (SJO) International Airports. Good News - Super Cheap Airfare Round trip fares under $250 including two … [Read more...]
Southwest Airlines Airfare Roulette
Sue has become the master of Southwest Airlines new game "airfare roulette." Since Southwest added flights from Houston Hobby to SJO and LIR Costa Rica and we have easy connections from Colorado it's become our airline of choice. In April 2016 they announced direct flights from L.A. which gives … [Read more...]
Remarkable Roadwork
Pothole Patching Like We've Never Seen in Costa Rica We spent a few days on the Caribbean coast a few weeks ago and saw a remarkable transformation. We started up north on Playa Westfalia and there was a crew with a truck full of asphalt, a few guys with shovels, a backhoe and a steamroller out … [Read more...]
Tortuguero Lancha Routes
There are NO roads to Tortuguero village or the turtle nesting beaches. You can drive nearly to the southern park boundary at Caño Blanco Dock, but if you want to visit the main station of Tortuguero National Park and the turtle nesting beaches you'll arrive by boat or air. Getting to … [Read more...]
San José Bus Station Map
Not what you wanted? See -> Bus Route and Schedule Information - San José, Airport and Metropolitan Area Like the Gare d'Austerlitz, Lyon, Nord and other train stations in Paris you need to find the correct bus station in San José depending on your destination. The big difference is that … [Read more...]
Bus Schedule
Public buses may be a great way to get around Costa Rica if you've got the time to explore. They go almost everywhere - even some places you might have a hard time driving a rental SUV. If you can figure out the maze of private companies and overlapping routes then buses are frequent, plentiful … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Bus Routes
Accurate comprehensive list of every current bus route in service in Costa Rica and the company that operates it. We download the data from the government licensing agency Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP), filter out about 30,000 lines and 20 columns of regulatory crap to … [Read more...]