...map, destinations and times 

When ordering a Pick Up and Deliver we will pick you up at the airport, take you to your bus stop and assist you in boarding your bus. Your tickets will be purchased in advance thus your seats are reserved. In opting for A Safe Passage you have chosen the fastest, safest and easiest way of getting from the airport and on your bus.

In selecting our Ticket Only option we purchase your tickets in advance and you pick them up in Alajuela. Then you go to the local bus stop or the highway where you board the bus on your own.

Pick Up and Delivery Recommended is for buses headed north and west of San José that do not enter Alajuela and need to be flagged down on the highway. If you don't know how to recognize your bus and miss it you will have to cross the highway and walk to the airport to take a taxi or bus into San José to make other travel arrangements. In most cases your ticket will be null and void.

Pick Up and Delivery only is for bus routes where tickets are not sold in advance and for buses leaving San José headed for the Caribbean or Southern Costa Rica.

While we feel we offer the most updated Costa Rica bus schedule on the internet at times we also fall a little behind with the latest changes. When ordering tickets we will inform you if times are different then listed below.

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CAHUITA (from San José) - 6:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 16:00 »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

CIUDAD QUESADA (SAN CARLOS) hourly from 5:00 to 19:30  »Pick Up and Delivery only«  (Option for La Fortuna/Arenal) Order

FORTUNA from Ciudad Quesada - from Parada Municipal at 5:15, 6:00, 10:30, 13:00, 15:30, 18:00; RET 5:00, 8:00, 12:15, 15:30. 40 kms, 1hr. Order

»»» COCO BEACH - 8:00, 14:00 16:00251 km; 5:00 hrs. Bus from Liberia to *Coco Beach: DEP. 5:30, 12:30 (14:00) 16:30; Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order

Dominical / Uvita via Quepos  - 6:00, 15:20 - 7 hrs.  Bus stops on highway in front of airport.  No advance ticket purchase.  »Pick Up and Delivery only«    Order

»»» PLAYAS FLAMINGO, BRASILITO AND POTRERO  8:20, 10:50; RET. 9:00, 14:00; 320 km; 6:00 hrs. Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order

Fortuna (Arenal Volcano) - 6:40, 9:00, 11:50; 130 km; 4:30 hrs. See CIUDAD QUESADA (SAN CARLOS) for options. Tickets sold on bus. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

For Fortuna you can take a bus to Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos) and then leave from there - 5:15, 6:00, 10:30, 13:00, 15:30, 18:00; RET 5:00, 8:00, 12:15, 15:30. 40 kms, 1hr.

GOLFITO (from San José) - 7:00, 15:00; RET. 5:00, 13:00; 339 km; 8:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

JACO BEACH - 7:20, 9:20, 11:20, 13:50, 15:20, 17:20, 19:20. 102 km; 2:30 hrs. Order

LIBERIA - 6:20, 7: 20, 9: 20, 10:20, 11:50, 13:20, 15:20, 16:20, 17:20, 18:20, 20:20; RET. 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00; 217 km; 4:00 hrs. Order

LIMON (from San José) hourly from 5:00 to 19:00; RET. same; 162 km; 2:30 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

LOS CHILES Y CAÑO NEGRO (from San José) 5:50, 15:50; RET. 5:00, 15:00; 217 km; 5:00 hrs. Tickets sold on bus. »Pick Up and Delivery only« Order

MANZANILLO (from San José)- 8:45; RET 6:30. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

MONTEVERDE - 6:50, 14:50; RET. 6:30, 14:30; 167 km; 3:30 hrs. Order

MONTEZUMA / MALPAIS / SANTA TERESA new direct bus service 7:50 and 3:50.  Ret. Montezuma 4:45am and 2:45pm, Mal Pais/Santa Teresa 4:30a and 2:30p »Pick Up and Delivery only« Order

MONTEZUMA / MALPAIS / SANTA TERESA bus to Punterenas.  La Lancha every two hours starting at 6:30am.  Except for the 8:30pm Lancha a bus will be waiting for you on the other end to take you to Cóbano then to Montezuma. If you are going to Malpais you will need to take a bus (2pm) from Cobano or a taxi.  We can get you on a direct or indirect bus to Puntarenas. Plus there is now a new direct bus service, contact us for details.  »Pick Up and Delivery only« Order

MONTEZUMA / MALPAIS / SANTA TERESA from Puntarenas via ferry every two hours.  A bus will be waiting you on the other end to take you to Cóbano then to Montezuma. If you are going to Malpais or Santa Teresa the bus is at 2pm from Cobano or you can take a taxi. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

»»» NICOYA - 6:50, 8:20 (via bridge), 10:20, 10:50 (via bridge) 13:50, 14:20, 15:00, 17:00; 18:50 (via bridge) RET. 5:00, 7:30, 9:00, 12:00, 14:30, 17:00; 296 km; 4-6:00 hrs. Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order

»»» NOSARA - 6:20; RET. 12:45; 361 km; 6:00 hrs. Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order

PALMAR NORTE (from San José) - 6:00, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 14:30, 16:30, 18:00; RET. 4:45, 6:15, 8:15, 10:00, 13:00; 258 km; 5:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

PANAMA AND HERMOSA BEACHES (from San José) - 15:20; RET. 5:00; 265 km; 5:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

PASO CANOAS (Southern Border) -  from San José : 5:00, 13:00, 16:30, 18:00; RET. 4:30, 7:30, 15:00; 349 km; 8:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«    Order

PUERTO JIMENEZ (from San José) : 12:00; RET. 11:00; 378 km; 10:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

PUERTO VIEJO (Caribbean) (from San José) - 6:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 16:00  215 km; 4:30 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

PUNTARENAS (from San José) -  ev. 0:40 from Terminal Puntarenas from 6:00 to 19:00; RET. from 4:15 to 19:00; 110 km; 2:00 hrs »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

PUNTARENAS from Alajuela 6:20, 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:00, 16:00 - 2.5 hours. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

»»» QUEPOS (5 hours) 6:00, 7:20, 10:20, 14:20, *15:20; 16:20, 17:00. Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order 

QUEPOS direct 6:00, 9:00 (Monday - Saturday) 12:00  - 14:30 (M-S) 16:00, 17:30.  From San Jose.  »Pick Up and Delivery only«

Quepos from Puntarenas 5:00, 11:00, 14:30; RET. 4:30, 10:30, 15:00; 231 km; 3:30 hrs.

»»» SAMARA BEACH 12:50, 6:30; RET. Mon.-Sat. 3:45; Sun. 13:00; 331 km; 6:00 hrs. Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order

SAN ISIDRO del GENERAL (Chirripó National Park) (from San José) -  5:30, 7:30, 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30, 16:00, 17:00. RET. 5:00, 5:30, 7:30, 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 16:30, 17:30.  For the entrance of Chirripo Natl. Park, take the bus to San Gerardo de Rivas from San Isidro  5:00, 14:00; RET. 7:00, 16:00. »Pick Up and Delivery only«    Order

SANTA CRUZ - 7:20, 9:20, 10:20, 11:20, 12:20, 13:20, 14:20, 16:20, 18:20; RET. 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:30, 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 17:00; 274 km; 5:00 hrs. Order

SANTA ROSA AND PEÑAS BLANCAS 4:50, 5:20, 7:20, 8:00, 13:40, 16:30; RET. 5:00, 5:15, 7:15, 10:30, 10:40, 13:30, 14:45, 15:30. 293 km, 6:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«    Order

SIQUíRRES (from San José) hourly from 6:30 and from 8:30 to 18:00; 1:30 hours 100 km. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

SIXAOLA (from San José) - 6:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 16:00 »Pick Up and Delivery only« 240 km; 5:00 hrs. »Pick Up and Delivery only«  Order

»»» TAMARINDO BEACH 9:00, 11:50,15:50; RET. 6:00, 12:30; 285 km; 5:10 hrs; Bus stops on highway in front of airport for ticketed passengers.  Pick Up and Delivery Recommended. Order

TILARAN  7:50, 9:50, 13:00, 16:00, 18:50; RET. 4:45, 7:00, 7:45, 14:00, 16:55; 191 km; 4:00 hrs. Order

UVITA / DOMINICAL via Quepos (one bus) - 6:00, 15:20, RET 5:30, 13:00; 7 hrs.  Bus stops on highway in front of airport.  No advance ticket purchase.  »Pick Up and Delivery only« Order

International Destinations

For international travel let us know your destination, date and time you want to travel and how many are in your party.  We will get back with you with the cost and details.  While most travel requires an overnight stay in some cases we do offer a 'Tickets Only' option.  We can also provide 'onward' tickets. 

David, Panamá - 7:00 Contact Us

Panama City, Panama Contact Us

Bocas del Toro, Panamá - 8:50Contact Us

Rivas, Granada, Managua, Nicaragua 6:20,  9:20, 12:30Contact Us

InterBus Shuttle

The shuttle is reserved for HomeBase clients only. Depending on your destination the cost for the shuttle is an additional $29-$38 per person.  Click on InterBus below to check on times, rates and destinations served. Then go to HomeBase to book.