The Tica Bus terminal in San José is pretty typical. There is food for purchase inside and also a hotel attached. If you want to ride with Tica Bus, you need a ticket. You can now buy your ticket online!
Check the Tica Bus website for the list of schedules and prices. There are so many that I wont list them here. You can also check to see where the nearest Tica Bus office is located to go and purchase your ticket.
The pictures below are from the main terminal. For the hotel – economical rooms are priced around $15USD and ones with Air Conditioning and a TV are about $28USD.
Going to Panama?
Check out this great blog post on travel planning for Panama City, San Blas Islands and Bocas del Toro by Costa Rica experts, Mytanfeet: Planning our trip to Panama from Costa Rica.
Our recent travel from Granada, Nicaragua ro San Jose, Costa Rica was pleasant (air con) and relatively smooth exit/entry btw the 2 countries. The only annoying concern was the driver’s inability to leave his phone alone! Unnerving at times, especially when swerving. Never had that bad a driver before. Tjroughout out 1 month trip, all the other drivers of bus & semis were impressive and admired for their skills especially in the mountains. Tica Bus needs to do a bit more vetting or a review on what happens to distracted drivers and their passengers.
You can also take an uber, it should be around 10 usd or 5000-6000 colones.
How far (minutes) and what cost by taxi from the San Jose Tica bus terminal to the international airport?
Hi Pwyton, I don’t know exactly the time and cost as it depends on traffic and time of day, but it will be close to $25-$40 and take about 30-50mins. Have a great trip!
Better update your site. It is possible to book the Ticabus online.
Thanks for the reminder Norah! Yes this is an exciting new option from Ticabus. So happy they finally made this happen. Hope your travels are going well.