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🚌 From San JosĂ© to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca / Cocles

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There are several ways to reach us. The most common and easiest one is the bus with Transportes MEPE.

✅ Important Update about MEPE Tickets

At the moment MEPE does NOT offer online ticket reservations anymore.
Tickets must be bought directly at the MEPE ticket office at Terminal Atlåntico Norte in San José.

This is completely normal here in Costa Rica and how locals travel too.
Just go to the terminal a bit earlier and buy your ticket before departure 😊

  • Usually no problem to get tickets
  • During high season, holidays or weekends, go earlier just in case
  • If buses are full, you simply take the next one

Option 1 – Direct Bus to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

  • Company: Transportes MEPE
  • Departure: Terminal AtlĂĄntico Norte, downtown San JosĂ©
  • Duration: about 4.5 – 5 hours
  • Short stop in LimĂłn
  • Price: around ₡6,885 Colones (~13 USD)
  • Several departures per day (roughly morning to late afternoon)

⚠ There is another “Puerto Viejo” in Costa Rica (Puerto Viejo de SarapiquĂ­).
Make sure you always go to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca on the Caribbean coast.

🚕 From Puerto Viejo to Finca Yuyo

Once you arrive in Puerto Viejo you have two options:

TukTuk / Taxi (recommended)

  • Price currently around ₡9,000 – 15,000
  • The road to us is not great, so not every driver likes to drive up
  • Our trusted driver is Fabian
    • đŸ“± +506 8808 9248
    • Friendly, reliable and knows exactly where we are
    • If you like, we can arrange him – just tell us your arrival time

Option 2 – Direct Bus to Manzanillo (get off in Cocles)

MEPE also operates a bus that continues past Puerto Viejo to Manzanillo.

  • Usually once a day around noon (can change)
  • Same terminal: AtlĂĄntico Norte
  • Takes about 4–5 hours
  • Tell the driver you want to get off in Cocles, near “OlĂ© de Caribe” street

From there:

  • You can walk (3 km, mostly uphill, 30–60 minutes)
  • Or arrange transport / tuk tuk
  • After about 2 km there is a fork → keep left
  • Last 500m have no phone signal, before that we are reachable via internet (Telegram / Signal)

This option is only for people who like a bit of walking and adventure 😉

Option 3 – Via Limón (if schedules don’t match)

You can also go:
San JosĂ© → LimĂłn → Puerto Viejo

  • San JosĂ© to LimĂłn departs from Gran Terminal del Caribe
  • Then change terminals in LimĂłn (about 400 meters)
  • Continue to Puerto Viejo
  • Then proceed like in Option 1

đŸ§˜â€â™€ïž Don’t Stress – It Works

Travel in Costa Rica can sometimes feel a little “offline”, but it works surprisingly well:

  • If MEPE WhatsApp doesn’t respond → totally normal
  • If online booking isn’t available → also normal
  • Just go to the terminal, buy your ticket, enjoy the ride 😊

If you tell us:

  • Your travel date
  • Which bus you think you’ll take

we’re happy to help coordinate the last part of your journey and arrange a driver if needed.

We’re already looking forward to welcoming you 🌿

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