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"EN: Once you arrive at the Mepe Terminal in San José, you can board the bus to Puerto Viejo. You can buy tickets directly on the spot. There are usually buses every 2 hours from 10 am to 2 pm. Try to catch the bus as early as possible to avoid arriving too late. Tickets cost around 15 dollars. The journey time is around 5 hours. By private Shuttle, this time can be reduced to 3H30/4H but the price will be around 50/60 dollars per person. Make sure you have some cash on you, in dollars and/or Colón (Costa Rican currency). The tip in Costa Rica is to always carry dollars for the biggest expenses (activities, transport, etc.) and Colón for the smallest expenses (ice cream, coconuts on the beach, etc.). You can withdraw money at the exchange office at the airport. FR : une fois arrivé au terminal Mepe à San José, vous pouvez prendre le bus pour Puerto Viejo. Vous pouvez acheter des billets directement sur place. Il y a généralement des bus toutes les 2 heures de 10 heures à 14 heures. Essayez de prendre le bus le plus tôt possible pour éviter d'arriver trop tard. Les billets coûtent environ 15 dollars. La durée du trajet est d'environ 5 heures. En navette privée, cette durée peut être réduite à 3h30/4h mais le prix sera d'environ 50/60 dollars par personne. Assurez-vous d'avoir de l'argent liquide sur vous, en dollars et/ou en Colón (monnaie costaricienne). L'astuce au Costa Rica est de toujours avoir des dollars pour les plus grosses dépenses (activités, transports, etc.) et des Colón pour les plus petites (glaces, noix de coco sur la plage, etc.). Vous pouvez retirer de l'argent au bureau de change de l'aéroport. "
Lauren Hodgins
"The MEPE Terminal in San Jose is about a 30 minute drive to the Juan Santamaría International Airport. Tickets are bought the day before/day of depending on if there's enough seat tickets left. On their website, there is a timetable of the bus times/locations. It was around $12 USD per person for a bus ride from San Jose to Puerto Viejo."

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