Monteverde Public Transportation

Monteverde Services

Costa Rican Public transportation services can take you almost everywhere around the country. They can be very slow at times, especially if you are on a rural area route.

If you are under a tight schedule, we recommend taking a shuttle or hiring private transportation.

Monteverde direct bus services are to and from San José, Las Juntas, Tilarán and Puntarenas. If you are coming from a different place you have to do connections to Monteverde buses at different Monteverde entrances on the Inter-American. See Making Connections (below) for details.

San José - Monteverde

San José – Monteverde and vice versa: Bus terminal in San José is “Atlántico Norte” in Barrio México. Departures: 6.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Arrivals: around 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Get off the bus in Santa Elena de Monteverde (where the terminal is). Present fare: ¢1,940 (approx. US $4.00) The same departure and arrival times apply for the bus that leaves Monteverde to San José .

Puntarenas - Monteverde

Puntarenas – Monteverde and vice versa: Puntarenas terminal is on the main Street in front of the docks. Departure: 2:15 pm everyday. Monteverde Departure: Santa Elena Bus station 6:00 am everyday. Present Fare $3

Las Juntas - Monteverde

Las Juntas – Monteverde and vice versa: The Las Juntas bus departs from La Irma Gas Station at 2:30 pm. Monteverde departure:. Santa Elena Bus Station at 4:30 am

Tilarán - Monteverde

Tilarán – Monteverde and vice versa: Tilarán departure: Tilarán Bus station at 12:30 pm. Monteverde departure: Santa Elena Bus station at 5:30 am.


Making Connections 
(catching the bus)

There are four different entrances to Monteverde from the Inter-American highway: Sardinal, Lagartos, Las Juntas, and Tilaran-Cañas (this last one is primarily used for travel between La Fortuna). Refer to map below.

You can catch any of the different buses that depart from San José , Puntarenas, Tilarán, or Las Juntas to arrive to Monteverde. The map shows these Monteverde entrances. Sardinal is the most popular since part of the road is paved.

1- The Bus coming from San José gets to the Sardinal entrance at approx. 9:15 am and 5:00 pm

2- The Bus comming from Puntarenas gets to Sardinal Entrance at approx. 3:45 pm. There is another bus coming from Puntarenas that gets to the Las Juntas Entrance at 4:00 pm.

The bus ride from both the Sardinal and Las Juntas entrances to Monteverde is approx. 1 hour 40 minutes, and 2 hours from Lagartos. Duration is less in a car.

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