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.

Notes:

• Customs and border fees are not included in this service. 
• Transportation is provided in comfortable air-conditioned microbuses. 

• With this purchase, you would have your vehicle for your own, with customizable stops along the way, and flexible pick up time according to your request.

• This is a 2 vehicle modality, with one nicaraguan driver and one tico driver for each side of the border, making customs and border procedures easier.

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.

Important details about this transportation service, it applies to both private and collective services:

• To provide this service we use two vehicles, recent model minibuses with air conditioning and with all the necessary permits and policies to provide the tourist transportation service. One in Costa Rican territory and another in Nicaraguan lands.
• You will be picked up at the accommodation that you have indicated to take you to the Peñas Blancas border.
• If you are traveling from Costa Rica, our driver will assist you with instructions to pay taxes and stamp your passport. After carrying out this procedure, he will take you to the dividing line of both countries so that you can continue with a short walk to the Nicaraguan immigration offices.
• Upon arrival at the offices, you must pay the taxes requested by this country and process the stamp of your passport. At the end of this procedure, you must continue walking for a few meters towards the only entrance and exit gate to Nicaragua, where the driver will be waiting for you to take you to the town of San Juan del Sur. Vehicle access to the immigration area is not allowed.
• The published price is valid for hotels located in the coastal town of San Juan del Sur. Send us the name of your hotel to verify the location and quote the extra cost for leaving you at your accommodation in case it is located in the surroundings.

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