• From the airport:
• - Private transfer. It has a cost of $30 USD, to schedule it we would require the flight number and arrival time, and if possible a phone number where the driver can reach you on WhatsApp. Payment is done directly to the driver if it’s with cash or upon check in at the hostel if it’s with card.
• - Airport taxis. The official airport taxis are safe and available at all times, it's the orange cars located right outside the arrivals main exit, they charge a fixed rate of $25 USD to our place. Make sure to ride one of these (color orange), because the regular taxis (color red) sometimes charge more when coming from the airport. Our exact address for a taxi is "Sabana Sur, 50 metros oeste del Cotepecos, casa de ladrillo y reja gris".
• - Uber/Didi apps. The ridesharing apps are reliable and cheaper, however they cannot come into the arrivals exit area and they have a different pick up point which is not on the main gate but on the main street. You would just have to walk a couple of minutes. Once you come out from the main exit, cross the street as if you were going to the parking lot. Walk towards your left to border the parking lot and you will then see the main street. Right there you will be able to meet your Uber. An Uber ride is about $12-$15 USD to our location, and you can find our exact location as "Capital Hostel de Ciudad". They also have a pick up option on the departures area which is the second floor, you can go up one level through the parking lot.
• - Public bus. Buses leave from the main street (same directions as the Uber pick up spot). The bus is called TUASA and the route is Alajuela-San Jose. Buses run about every 15 minutes and have an average cost of $1.25 USD.
• Instead of going all the way til the last stop in San Jose downtown, ask the driver to drop you off at Crowne Plaza Corobici Hotel, from this stop we are located about 5 min by car. In front of the Crowne Plaza hotel there's an official taxi spot and the ride from there to the hostel is about $5 USD or less. If coming by taxi, our exact address is "Sabana sur, 50 metros oeste del Cotepecos, casa de ladrillo y reja gris". You can also find us on Google Maps or Waze under Capital Hostel de Ciudad.