Greencoast

• 1: Home
• 2: About Us
  • 2.1: Contact us
• 3: Lodging
  • 3.2: Playa Negra
    • 3.2.1: Chimuri Beach Cottages
    • 3.2.3: Banana Azul Hotel
    • 3.2.4: Loco Natural Jungle Houses
  • 3.3: Puerto Viejo
    • 3.3.1: Cabinas Casa Verde
    • 3.3.2: Hotel Escape Caribeño
    • 3.3.3: Hotel Guaraná
    • 3.3.5: Cabinas Jacaranda
    • 3.3.6: Kaya's Place Hotel
    • 3.3.7: Agapi Apartments
    • 3.3.9: Cashew Hill Jungle Cottages
    • 3.3.10: Cabinas Los Almendros
    • 3.3.11: Mandala Appart'Hôtel
  • 3.4: Cocles
    • 3.4.1: La Costa de Papito Bungalows
    • 3.4.2: El Tucán Jungle Lodge
    • 3.4.3: Finca Chica
    • 3.4.4: Totem Hotel Resort
    • 3.4.5: Casa Camarona
    • 3.4.6: La Isla Inn Hotel
  • 3.5: Playa Chiquita
    • 3.5.1: Shawandha Lodge
    • 3.5.3: Tierra de Sueños
    • 3.5.4: Miraflores Lodge
  • 3.6: Punta Uva
    • 3.6.1: Casa Viva
    • 3.6.2: PACHAMAMA
    • 3.6.3: Tree House Lodge
    • 3.6.4: Casa Tres Monos
  • 3.7: Manzanillo
    • 3.7.1: Congo Bongo
• 4: Tours & Attractions
  • 4.1: ATEC Non-Profit EcoTours
  • 4.2: Aquamor Water Sports
  • 4.3: Finca La Isla Botanical Garden
  • 4.4: La Danta Salvaje Rainforest Reserve
  • 4.5: All Rankin's Tortuguero Tours
• 5: Area Information
  • 5.1: Getting Here
  • 5.2: Map
  • 5.3: Local Services
  • 5.4: Activities
  • 5.5: Culture and History
  • 5.6: Wildlife
  • 5.7: Cuisine Scene!
  • 5.8: NGO's and Non-Profit Associations
  • 5.9: Wish List
• 6: News

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Getting Here

Public Transportation

Direct buses from San Jose to Puerto Viejo leave from Calle Central at the Terminal Gran Caribe and take around 4 1/2 hours. The bus line is called MEPE. If you are planning on traveling on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, get there early or buy your ticket in advance ( ~$7). See schedule at the bottom of this page.

Alternatively, you can catch a bus to Limon and connect with a bus south to Puerto Viejo or even take a taxi - not too expensive if you are good at bartering and can find others to share the cost with you. Buses to Limon leave every half hour from from the same Terminal Gran Caribe.

Private Transportation

Interbus offers door to door service from San José for $35 per person: Make an Interbus Reservation

A private shuttle can also be arranged to fit your schedule: Make a Private Shuttle Reservation

Another fun option is to take river rafting trip. Book an all day trip, get picked up in San José, Arenal, or Puerto Viejo and dropped off in any of those locations. It's like getting your trasportation for free!
Get more info on Rafting or Make a Reservation

Driving

The drive to Puerto Viejo from San Jose is easy: head to the coast and turn right! You'll pass through the chilly heights of Braulio Carrillo National Park, the steamy lowlands of Guapiles, the Caribbean port town of Limon and then follow the palm fringed coastal road south. Alternately, you can take the old road via Cartago and Turrialba reaching the Caribbean town of Siquirres where the highway joins the route to Limón.

Bus Schedules

NOTE: The bus company makes schedule changes without previous notice. Schedules were correct as of 17 January, 2008

This page last modified 20 Jan, 2008