Shuttle La Fortuna to San Juan del Sur — Morning

A direct shared shuttle from La Fortuna across the Peñas Blancas border to San Juan del Sur, with hotel pickup and an afternoon arrival.

Hotel pickup included
Change or cancel up to 72 hours before departure
E-ticket — no need to print
24/7 assistance

Need to know

Service type: Shared shuttle
Duration: Estimated 7 h 30 min
Availability: Every day
Departure times: 8:00 AM
Luggage included: 1 carry-on bag and 1 large suitcase per person (max. 75 cm / 29.5 in high and 50 cm / 20 in wide). Extra luggage and surfboards up to 6 ft are not included: they need an extra luggage space · booked and paid before the trip. Bicycles and kayaks are not carried.
Extra costs: Extra luggage $16.95 USD · Surfboard (up to 6 ft) $16.95 USD
What's included: Air conditioning · Headrest · Rest stop
What to bring: Water · Headphones · A book or Kindle · Power bank
Pets: Not allowed
Border crossing: This route crosses an international border.
Travel documents: Valid passport with at least 6 months validity remaining · Online pre-verification form to enter Nicaragua
Prohibited items: Drones · Professional video cameras · Imaging equipment · Long-range lenses · Binoculars · Night vision devices
Fees not included: There is an $8 exit fee to leave Costa Rica (paid online in advance) and a $14 entrance fee to enter Nicaragua.

About this trip

La Fortuna sits at the foot of Arenal, where the streets end in volcano views and the air smells of wet forest. San Juan del Sur belongs to another country and another climate: a bay of fishing boats and surf breaks, dusty roads and sunsets that pull everyone out of their hostels in the evening. Between the two lies a border, a change of landscape and a full day on the road, and this shuttle exists so that crossing feels like part of the trip instead of an obstacle.

The route leaves the green hills of Alajuela behind and drops toward the plains of Guanacaste, where the air dries and the cattle fields open up. At Peñas Blancas the paperwork happens inside the border post, and on the other side the road runs south through Rivas and the dry Nicaraguan countryside before turning toward the coast and the bay of San Juan del Sur.

It is a shared ride, so the rhythm belongs to the road and to the people on board. You travel on one service from your hotel in La Fortuna to your accommodation in San Juan del Sur, with a rest stop on the way, instead of putting together a bus to the border, a taxi across it and another bus on the far side.

For anyone coming down from the volcano and heading for the Pacific, the point is the arrival: the afternoon still open, the beach a few minutes away, and the border already behind you.

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