Nosara Area Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Local buses depart from the pulpería by the soccer field. Traroc buses depart for Nicoya (US$2.25, two hours) at 5am, 7am, 12:25pm and 3pm. Empresas Alfaro buses going to San José (US$5, five to six hours) depart from the pharmacy by the soccer field at 12:30pm.

For US$0.25, any of these buses will drop you off at the beach. To get to Sámara, take any bus out of Nosara and ask the driver to drop you off at la bomba de Sámara (Sámara gas station). From there, catch one of the buses traveling from Nicoya to Sámara. It’s also easy to hitch at this point.

Car

From Nicoya, a paved road leads toward Playa Sámara. About 5km before Sámara (signed), a windy, bumpy (and, in the dry season, dusty) dirt road leads to the village (4WD recommended). It’s also possible to continue north (in the dry season), to Ostional, Paraíso and Junquillal, though you’ll have to ford rivers. Ask around before trying this road in the rainy season, when the Río Nosara becomes all but impassable.

The nearest gas station is on the paved road leading to Sámara. Otherwise, vendors in Nosara sell gas from drums around town.

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Air

Both Sansa and NatureAir have three daily flights to and from San José for about US$80 each way.

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