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14 Reviews Taxi cabs in San Jose are literally everywhere. Just look for the red cars zipping around, or hanging out on the street corners. Unlike other Central American countries (like Panama), San Jose cabs...
11 Reviews Spend as little time in San Jose as you can! We wanted to use it as a base to make day trips tot he counrty, but it was a wrong idea. Roads are narrow, traffic is heavy so each day we wasted about an...
7 Reviews There is a $28 fee charged when leaving the country back to the USA---turn to the right when entering San Jose International airport and the bank of tellers against the wall will take your $$$ and...
Bus and Boat from San José to Tortuguero
mircaskirca Says: It is possible to travel from San José to Tortuguero by public transportation. In fact, it's rather challenging, a mini adventure in itself. You have to take a...
Tica Bus from Granada (Nicaragua) to San José
mircaskirca Says: Tica Bus and Transnica have a few daily buses from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. They leave Granada from two different bus terminals on Avenida Elena Arellano. Both...
Paying Departure Tax with Credit Cards
ZeekLTK Says: To fly home from SJO in San Jose you have to pay a $26 departure tax. The counter where you pay this indicates that they accept VISA, among other credit cards....
grandmaR Says: San José especially is not a place to be driving a car in Costa Rica. It is a big city - a lot of traffic and many of the streets are one way - confusing to the...
Snipernurse Says: You will be hounded when you arrive at the airport by persons wanting to drive you to your hotel. Know that a good amount of these people are not certified taxi...
Pieter11 Says: Cartago is located just east from the capital of Costa Rica, San José and it is a very nice destination for a daytrip from here. It takes only a short busride...
Pieter11 Says: When you are travelling to the north from San José, you will almost always have to take a bus to the the city Ciudad Quesada (also known as San Carlos) first....
To the Caribbean Coast from San José
Pieter11 Says: When you are coming from San José and you are heading for the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, you will have to go to the so called "Caribe Terminal" in the...
boltonian Says: Not an easy exercise.Roads have huge potholes and drivers seems to just go where they want without warning. You have to be alert.The city is in a complicated...
Josilver Says: There are official airport taxis from the airport, you can not miss them, they are bright orange, you go to the office just outside the airport and tell them...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: We arrived at Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, via cruise ship and opted to take the 9.5 hour bus tour from there to San Jose and back. This tour involved five hours...
penumbra Says: Downtown San Jose is easy to navigate on foot. It's a grid and most attractions are easy to find. To make it even more obvious, look for the bright blue signs...
Kindra Says: Coca Cola station downtown: from here you can catch a bus to Jaco, Quepos, Manuel Antonio, Montezuma, Mal Pais, Montezuma and other less frequented...
Hotel/Airport transfer service
Suzanne123 Says: Here is a bargain and you don't need to deal with a taxi driver. For $4 you can get a Grayline bus to drop you off from the airport, or to pick you up from your...
Public Busses throughout Costa Rica
BPR Says: The roads through the mountains are scary as hell. The bus drivers seem to place no value on human life. I would still recommend using public transportation...
Albernfrau Says: Cost $10 US for the two of us to get from the airport to downtown San Jose. Have your address ready and know your Spanish!
Suzanne123 Says: Modern coach service to San Jose. Example of cost $21from Jaco. Coach service is available between major cities in Costa Rica.
by bus or you can rent a car -...
narixa Says: by bus or you can rent a car - steets are not the best, but when you drive carefully ....
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2 Reviews and 489 Opinions I arrived at Hotel De Oro on December 28, 2008 at lunch with 3 other friends. We decided to have...
1 Review and 142 Opinions We used Hotel Le Bergerac as our home base during our travels around Costa Rica. They will happily...
3 Reviews and 804 Opinions We stayed at the Adventure Inn for one night in early September. It was the last day of our visit to...
Reviews and photos of San José attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for San José sightseeing.
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Q: My Delta flight leaves at 2:15PM on Tuesday, January 2nd going to Atlanta. It is flying out of San Jose, Costa Rica. The tour I...
A: When we were returning from San Jose, several of my friends missed their flight because their airline did not let them board because the did not get to the airport at...
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Most travelers arriving in Costa Rica head for the beaches or the jungles. When you do run across tourists in downtown San Jose, it’s in small groups quickly engulfed by local pedestrians. However,......
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Three (Green) Weeks in San José
The city of San José is the capital of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, it is a place surrounded by the most variated forms of wildlife as well as volcanos (Poás and Irazú) and nature. It is...
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San Jose, Capital City of Costa Rica
I've got some interesting experiences in San José. I'd love to share with you the 18 tips I've written, the 46 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I've got some interesting experiences in San José. I'd love to share with you the 16 tips I've written, the 60 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Pleasant, but don't dawdle here
By default most visitors to Costa Rica will spend some time in San Jose since it is home to the one major airport in the country. It has very pleasant weather due to its relatively high elevation...
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