Santa Teresa Beach - Costa Rica
Santa Teresa Beach Santa Teresa Beach

How to get here

By car:

From San José you have a 2 hour ride to Puntarenas port. There, catch the ferry to Paquera (It has 8 daily frecuencies). From Paquera, take the only road, drive to Cóbano and then follow the road to Mal País/Santa Teresa entrance, about 14 km from Cóbano. Once at the entrance, turn right to Santa Teresa beach and follow the road about 5 km. It´s a good option if you want to enjoy the ride through the Nicoya Peninsula and want to explore the area once here. The ferry has 8 daily frecuencies every 2 hours, its about 1 ½ hour trip. From Paquera port is about 2 more hours driving to get here. The earliest one leaves at 4:30 in the morning, and the last one at 8:30 at night.


By bus:

Catch the bus from San José bus station to Puntarenas. It´s about 2 ½ hours. Once you're at Puntarenas, take a taxi to the ferry port (1 mile), then board the ferry to Paquera. At Paquera port there are buses to Cóbano, and from Cóbano take the bus (10.30 am and 2.30 PM) to Mal País & Santa Teresa beach. It´s the cheapest option, although the longest one. The trip takes about 5-6 hours from San José to get here


Transportation Schedule

BUS

Paquera to Cobano:
06:15 / 07:30 / 10:00 / 12:30 / 16:30 / 18:15
Cobano to Santa Teresa:
10:30 / 14:30

FERRY

04:30 / 06:30 / 08:30
10:30 / 12:30 / 14:30
16:30 / 18:30 / 20:30

TAXI

Tel: 284-MALPAIS
819-9021
2640-0261
2640-0286


By plane:

From San José you can take a 20-minute flight with Sansa or Nature Air to Tambor airport. From Tambor, take a taxi or you can rent a car . It´s about 1 hour long. It´s a good option when you don't have much time and want to avoid a long trip.

Sansa

Reservations: (506) 221 9414 (506) 683-0015
Each passenger is allowed to bring one bag not exceeding 25lbs.
We operate in Juan Santamaría International Airport. Flights can be operated from Tobias Bolaños Airport (Pavas - San Jose)
Contact Us :info@flysansa.com

Naturair

Reservations: (506) 299 6000
Email: info@natureair.com - reservations@natureair.com

Distance: 220 kilometers from San José
Driving time: 4 hours 30 minutes
Flying time: 28 minutes