Costa Rica: Public transportation in San Jose

Costa Rica has a pretty good public transportation service, connecting many different places from San Jose Downtown. Most places and all touristic places in the country can be reached by public pus with a low fee, although it may take few hours depending of the location. Inside the Metropolitan area, including San Jose, Heredia, Alajuela, and Cartago, there are pretty good public transportation services, with very good schedules:


San Jose - Alajuela and Airport: every 10 minutes from 4:20 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

San Jose - Cartago: every 10 minutes from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

San Jose - Heredia: every 10 minutes from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.


There are also regular buses to the surrounding areas of San Jose, such as Guadalupe, Coronado, Moravia, Desamparados, Alajuelita, Paseo Colon, Escazu, Santa Ana, and many more.

As for taxis, there are many around the city and the whole Metropolitan Area. The taxis use a taximeter they called Maria, which indicates the price to pay at the end of the ride; the Marias have a minimum for the first kilometer, after that, the prices goes up. Touristic locations also have taxis available, although some do not use taximeters, but they use a set price for each ride. People can stop a taxi in the street or they can call the Taxi company to ask for one to come to a specific location.


Link: Visit Costa Rica