Is it better to take a bus from san jose (costa rica) airport to quepos or to take a domestic flight?
My friend recommended that when I got into the county that I fly from san jose airport to quepos. She said that the bus ride is grueling because there is a mountain in the way. However, taking the bus is obviously the more economic option of the two and I would like to conserve my money if it isnt to big of a hassle. Also, I am going during the raining season... will there be any issues with road closures or transportation in general?
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I would fly. It's only $56 one-way on Sansa. You can fly directly from SJO (a smaller terminal building just outside the main terminal) to Quepos in about 35 minutes. There are 8 flights daily. (See schedule below). The bus ride sucks, to put it frankly. It's a winding road up then down the mountain. If you get stuck behind a slow truck up (and even down) the mountain, it can be a slow ride. The humidity sucks. I don't think many buses don't have A/C. The one we took did not, but I've heard others say they had A/C. Flight-Stops-Departure-Arrival-Frequency-Fare 600 0 06:00 06:34 Daily $56 602 0 08:00 08:34 Daily $56 604 0 08:40 09:15 Daily $56 606 0 11:05 11:39 Daily $56 608 0 12:00 12:34 Daily $56 670 0 13:30 14:04 Daily $56 672 0 14:30 15:04 Daily $56 674 0 15:30 16:04 Daily $56 http://www.flysansa.com
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I totally agree with "Orange". FLY!!! Its a short fun flight and you won't spend all that time on a poorly maintained road. But if you fly you'll miss stopping to see the crocodiles that live under the Tarcoles bridge !
3 :
sorry to disagree with the others but i like the bus....i see so much more.....and for me the ride over the mountain makes it that much better and the buses i think are fairly comfortable...
