Transportation service between Arenal Volcano – La Fortuna, Costa Rica and San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Travel at your own pace, on your own schedule, and without having to wait on other passengers. We offer this private transportation service to travel between two major tourist destinations: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua and the La Fortuna – Arenal Volcano area in Costa Rica (or vice versa).

According to your schedule our driver will pick you up from your hotel in a late model shuttle van to take you to the Peñas Blancas border crossing. There you will go through the border crossing and connect with another shuttle van waiting for you on the other side to take you on to your destination.

With this service there is no waiting for other passengers; on the way we stop when and where you want to: restaurants, super market, photo stops, etc.

The approximate travel time is four and a half hours of travel time. This does not include the time necessary to cross the border which will depend on the time of day and number of others waiting to cross. Typically after 2:00 pm there is less of a wait at the border.

Traveling from Costa Rica to Nicaragua:

• Nicaragua ask you for a valid passport that is not within 6 months of expiring to get in to the country.
• Costa Rica charges an exit tax of $ 8, you don’t have to pay it before you arrive. You can pay the same day at the border.
• Nicaragua entrance fee $ 12 you will pay to the entrance immigration official.
• Nicaragua entrance municipality tax $ 1

Peñas Blancas Border

Costa Rica Exit                            / Entrance office schedule:

From 6:00 am  - 12 midnight.

Nicaragua immigration office schedule:

From 6:00 am – 11:00 pm

Traveling from Nicaragua to Costa Rica:

• Nicaragua exit municipality tax $ 1 - Pay at the entrance to the exit office.
• Nicaragua exit tax of $ 3  pay to the exit immigration official.
• You have to present to the Costa Rica immigration officer your ticket out of Costa Rica.

Contact us!

Reservation Form

For reservation, please fill out the following form.