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Campus
Turrialba
Maps
Taxis
Leaving CR

Helpful Links:
MINAE
SINAC
Tourism Board
More links
 

Campus:
CATIE
runs a free shuttle to and from Turrialba.
 
Turrialba - CATIE CATIE - Turrialba
5:30 am 5:15 am
5:35 am 6:25 am
6:45 am 9:00 am
9:45 am 11:30 am
12:20 pm 2:05 pm
2:45 pm 3:05 pm
3:50 pm 4:05 pm
4:50 pm 5:05 pm
5:50 pm 6:05 pm
6:15 pm  

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Turrialba:
Transtusa (556-4233) has direct buses that leave from Turrialba for San José almost every hour on the hour from 5:00 am until 9:00 pm.  It costs ˘690.  There are also Colectivos that frequently go to San José and also cost ˘690.

From Turrialba to San José
 

Directo
5:00am
5:30am
6:00am
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:30pm
Colectivo
5:00am
5:30am
6:00am
7:00am
7:45am
8:30am
9:30am
10:30am
11:30am
12:30pm
1:30pm
2:30pm
3:30pm
4:30pm
5:30pm
6:30pm
9:00pm

Here is the San José to Turrialba bus schedule as a jpeg or pdf image.

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MAPS:
San José
Costa Rica (pdf)
CATIE
Turrialba to San José (Paraiso and Cartago) (pdf)

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Taxis:

  • $10 from the airport to San José

  • $45-50 from the airport Turrialba

  • ˘900 from Turrialba to CATIE

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Leaving CR:
You have to pay a $26 departure tax before leaving Costa Rica.  You can pay this at the airport or at the BanCredito bank in the Wallace building.

If you had a baby in Costa Rica, make sure you have their passport and birth certificate ready a couple of months before you leave.

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