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Route overview

Tropical Tours Shuttles: from San Jose Airport to Santa Teresa, we offer daily shared shuttle bus services and private minibus transportation. Price ranges starting at: $60 per person on shared shuttles departing at 06:00am and 03:00pm. $240 per trip for a private minibus. It’s a 5 hours 30 minutes (depending on the road conditions) ride from San Jose Airport SJO to Santa Teresa beach in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Door to door services from Juan Santa Maria International Airport SJO Terminal and nearby hotels to Santa Teresa hotels.

Select your service to Santa Teresa:

Shared shuttle selection

$60 per person

Door-to-door

Departing time
06:00am
San Jose Airport terminal
Travel time
5 hours 30 minutes
Arrival time
11:30 am
Santa Teresa beach area

$60 per person

Door-to-door

Departing time
03:00pm
San Jose Airport terminal
Travel time
5 hours 30 minutes
Arrival time
8:30 pm
Santa Teresa beach area

Private shuttle selection

$240 per trip

Door-to-door

Departing time
Flexible
San Jose Airport terminal
Travel time
5 hours
Arrival time
5 hours later
Santa Teresa beach area

San Jose Airport SJO to Santa Teresa options and details

Shared Shuttle from San Jose Airport SJO to Santa Teresa details:

  • Bus departure time from SJO terminal: 06:00am and 03:00pm
  • Departure place: Malinche Restaurant outside Arrivals in San Jose Airport
  • Bus arrival time at Santa Teresa beach area: 11:30 am or 8:30 pm
  • Trip estimate duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
  • Shuttle service frequency: daily service
  • Vehicle: 10 to 15 passenger minibus
  • Price per person: $60
  • Surfboard fees: $15 per board under 6 feet; $20 per board 6 feet or larger.

Additional information:

  • This service is operated by Tropical Tours Shuttles. Normally our vehicles are branded with our logo.
  • Bus stops are provided along the way in specific locations.
  • Our door-to-door minibus shuttle service will take you safely and directly from your hotel, hostel or rental house in San Jose Airport to Santa Teresa beach in Costa Rica.
  • Surfboards on shared shuttles are $15 each for boards under 6 feet and $20 each for boards 6 feet or larger.
  • We set a departing time for each destination, however the minibus has to go through town picking everyone up and that takes a few extra minutes.
  • Costa Rica is a beautiful country, but the infrastructure is uncertain and our geography does not help either, so some sections of the route may include bumpy and dusty roads on your way to Santa Teresa.

Private Shuttle from San Jose Airport SJO to Santa Teresa details:

  • Private shuttle departure time from SJO terminal: Flexible pickup time
  • Departure place: Malinche Restaurant outside Arrivals in San Jose Airport
  • Private shuttle arrival time at Santa Teresa beach area: about 5 hours after departure
  • Trip estimate duration: 5 hours
  • Private service frequency: on request with advance reservation
  • Private minibus price per trip: $240
  • Optional ferry add-on: Add $100 if you want the same private minibus to travel with you on the ferry; otherwise we can arrange a second vehicle waiting on the other side.
  • Surfboards: Included at no extra charge on private shuttles.

Additional information:

  • Private driver and door-to-door transportation from San Jose Airport to Santa Teresa beach are included.
  • Base price covers up to 4 passengers; additional passengers are $25 each.
  • Late-night pickups may include a $50 after-hours charge.
  • Advance reservation of at least 24 hours is recommended.

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What travelers say about this route

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5.0

We had Tropical Tours Shuttle take us from San Jose Airport to Santa Teresa and they were a wonderful. We had a private shuttle which took us to the ferry and then pick us up a the other side. The drivers were very friendly, professional, helped us with our luggage, and taught us Spanish during the drive. We would recommend them to anyone.

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5.0

Tropical Tours private shuttle service is the best thing we did for our trip to Costa Rica!

We used Tropical Tours shuttle service from San Jose airport to Santa Teresa and it was the best decision we could have made. They were extremely responsive to the request and provided excellent communication before our arrival. Pricing and payment were very easy and we received email copies of everything. Melvin was our driver who picked us up and he was absolutely amazing. His van was spotless and had tons of room for our large family with all of our luggage. He offered various stops for groceries, food and restrooms. He was very helpful and informative about both the journey and Costa Rica in general. It was such and easy process that I can’t imagine doing it any other way.

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5.0

Incredible customer service.

We used tropical tours for a shuttle to Santa Teresa from San Jose airport. Everything with them was very efficient and everyone we dealt with was incredible helpful especially Leo who helped us out in so many ways over our stay in Santa Teresa. We were incredibly grateful for him and would definitely use this company again. Everyone we dealt with was highly professional and friendly!

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5.0

Great Shuttle Service!

My GF and I took the shuttle from SJO to Santa Teresa and it was smooth and easy. We traveled with large surfboard bags and large backpacks and there was plenty of room for our stuff. Pick up at the airport then drive to ferry – ferry ride across the bay – get on second shuttle with drop off on the driveway of our airbnb. I could not be any easier!

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