Costa Rica Travel Info
Mal Pais Costa Rica Map & Travel Info.

December 2004

CAR
It's about a 2 hour drive from San Jose to Puntarenas, where you cross the bay by ferry onto the Nicoya Peninsula.
From there it's about 1.5 hours drive to Mal Pais & Santa Teresa Costa Rica. Check points are Paquera, Tambor, Cobano. See the Mal Pais Map below.

BUS

Take a bus to Puntarenas and there take the ferry or the Boat to Paquera. Then a bus to Cobano and the last one to Santa Teresa & Mal Pais.

From Paquera
to Cobano

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

04:30
05:45
08:30
10:30
12:15
14:30
16:30
From MalPais
to Cobano

07:00

From Santa Teresa
to Cobano

06:45
11:00

From MalPais Crossroad
to Cobano
07:15
11:45
Ferry Schedule
For cars and passengers, takes about an hour and 15 minutes in an air conditioned environment. Schedule can change without previous notice. Both companies offers English operators at this phone numbers:
661-2084
641-0515/0683

From Puntarenas
to Paquera

04:30
6:30
8:30
10:30
12:30
15:30
17:30
20:30

From Paquera
to Puntarenas
monday to wednesday
04:30
6:30
8:30
10:30
13:00
14:30
17:30
20:30
Boat(Lancha) 
Daily boat service Takes 1:15min
from Puntarenas to Paquera.
11:30
16:00
from Paquera to Puntarenas.
07:30
14:00

Airplane

From San Jose takes less than 25 min. to get to Tambor and then a 1 hour taxi and you are on the beach.

from San José
to Tambor

7:00
12:00 am
from Tambor
to San José

7:00
12:40am
Van Shuttle

Tropical Tours Shuttle will pick you up at the airport or at your hotel in San Jose, Tamarindo or Jaco and take you to Santa Teresa & Mal Pais Costa Rica in the most comfortable way, just relax and let them drive you straight to your destination. Rates $35 per person!!!

Taxi Boat

From Herradura (10 minutes from Jaco Beach) 1.5 hour to Mal Pais.

From Herradura to Mal Pais Costa Rica

07:30 am

From Mal Pais to Herradura Costa Rica

06:30 am

Mal Pais Costa Rica Map

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