How do I get to Nosara?
From San José By air – Sansa and Nature Air (two small plane, in-country air services) fly to Nosara daily (45 minutes). Private charters are also available. You can have a rental car waiting at the Nosara airport for you. Getting here. By bus – A bus goes to Nosara daily, leaving San José at 6:15 am and arriving at Nosara at noon. It leaves Nosara for San José at 1:00 PM. The trip is long and not very comfortable, but the price is right (about $12 roundtrip). By car – The drive from San José takes approximately 4½ hours via the Pan American Highway although it is not uncommon for it to take a couple of hours longer, depending on traffic & road work. You leave San José and head towards Puntarenas, but do not take that exit. Continue north until you see the turn for the La Amistad Bridge which crosses the Tempisque. From there you follow the signs to and then through Nicoya. This is the last place you will be able to refuel using a credit card. After Nicoya you will cross over several o
