• By Car - Driving from the San Jose Airport to Puntarenas takes approx. 1 hour. In Puntarenas you board the car ferry to Paquera. (1 1/2 hour ride) across the Golf of Nicoya. From Paquera it takes about 1 hour to Mal Pais - Santa Teresa.
• By Air - Mal Pais, Santa Teresa is 40 minutes away from the domestic airport of Tambor. There are daily flights from San Jose to/from Tambor. The flight is about 35 minutes. Fly direct from San Jose to Tambor, then take a taxi to Mal Pais - Santa Teresa.
• By bus – there is a direct bus from San Jose, bus station Coca Cola. Bus schedule changes all the time.
• By shuttle – We are happy to arrange a shuttle from the San Jose Airport. Please contact us.
• If you like to live your life as an endless adventure, you can rent a car, take the Ferry at Puntarenas to Paquera and ride your way to Santa Teresa. If you want an easy ride, you can take the bus from San Jose Airport (SJO) in Alajuela that will take right to Santa Teresa, or better yet, we can facilitate a shuttle service to pick you up from the airport and leave you at our doors.