Nosara is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, in the Nicoya Peninsula, in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica.
Nosara is south of Tamarindo, and north of Samara. You can get to Nosara by plane, rental car, private taxi or bus.
Transportation
By Air From San Jose - 1 hour.
There are several regularly scheduled, daily flights into Nosara from San Jose.
Check with both Sansa Airlines and Nature Air for up to dates schedules and fares. We can help you arrange a rental car to meet you at the airport, or be delivered to the hotel after you arrive.
http://www.natureair.com
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Nosara is south of Tamarindo, and north of Samara. You can get to Nosara by plane, rental car, private taxi or bus.
Transportation
By Air From San Jose - 1 hour.
There are several regularly scheduled, daily flights into Nosara from San Jose.
Check with both Sansa Airlines and Nature Air for up to dates schedules and fares. We can help you arrange a rental car to meet you at the airport, or be delivered to the hotel after you arrive.
http://www.natureair.com
http://www.flysansa.com
By Car from Liberia - 2 hours.
To get to Nosara driving from San Jose or Liberia you first head to Nicoya then to Samara. Instead of heading left to the center of Samara, make a right and continue heading north, you will pass through numerous small towns but stay on the main road. It is about 25 kms or 16 miles to Nosara from Samara.
Just before you get to the center of Nosara there are signs leading to Playa Pelada and Reserva Biologica Nosara, make a left here and follow the signs to Nosara B&B.
By Bus From San Jose - 6 hours.
Public buses leave daily from the Alfara Bus Terminal in San Jose daily at 6AM. A return bus Nosara-San Jose departs daily at 12:30 pm. The cost is about $8.00.
To get to Nosara driving from San Jose or Liberia you first head to Nicoya then to Samara. Instead of heading left to the center of Samara, make a right and continue heading north, you will pass through numerous small towns but stay on the main road. It is about 25 kms or 16 miles to Nosara from Samara.
Just before you get to the center of Nosara there are signs leading to Playa Pelada and Reserva Biologica Nosara, make a left here and follow the signs to Nosara B&B.
By Bus From San Jose - 6 hours.
Public buses leave daily from the Alfara Bus Terminal in San Jose daily at 6AM. A return bus Nosara-San Jose departs daily at 12:30 pm. The cost is about $8.00.
Keep driving along the paved highway to the City of Nicoya (large town). When you are almost to Nicoya, you will come to an intersection with a 4-way red flashing light - there will be signs indicating a left turn into the town of Nicoya.
Drive straight through Nicoya on the "main road"... No turns. Drive slowly, as there are a lot of pedestrians in this bustling town. You will eventually exit town on the other side. Continue driving southward on the paved road approximately 30km. There will be some twists and turns, but just stay on the main paved highway.
Eventually you will see a large Gas Station on your left. There is also a hardware store and little "soda" cafe for snacks and drinks. Stop here and get gas... it's the last chance on your way to Nosara!
Right after you leave the gas station, the concrete highway makes a sharp curve to the left. At the apex of that curve, you will notice a small dirt road turning off to the right, downhill. Turn right onto this road, it is the road to Nosara.
This dirt road is about 25KM, but takes over 1 an hour to drive.... There are more turns and twists, but stay on the "main" road. You will pass through many small towns and villages. At the T-intersection in the small village of Barco Quebrada, turn right (there should be signs pointing to Nosara, and the main road should be wider and appear more travelled).
Keep driving past the Playa Guiones area, following the signs leading to Playa Pelada, then look for signs to Nosara B&B. (We are down the street from Hotel Rancho Suisso.) If you pass the new gas station, you've missed the turn and gone too far.
Drive straight through Nicoya on the "main road"... No turns. Drive slowly, as there are a lot of pedestrians in this bustling town. You will eventually exit town on the other side. Continue driving southward on the paved road approximately 30km. There will be some twists and turns, but just stay on the main paved highway.
Eventually you will see a large Gas Station on your left. There is also a hardware store and little "soda" cafe for snacks and drinks. Stop here and get gas... it's the last chance on your way to Nosara!
Right after you leave the gas station, the concrete highway makes a sharp curve to the left. At the apex of that curve, you will notice a small dirt road turning off to the right, downhill. Turn right onto this road, it is the road to Nosara.
This dirt road is about 25KM, but takes over 1 an hour to drive.... There are more turns and twists, but stay on the "main" road. You will pass through many small towns and villages. At the T-intersection in the small village of Barco Quebrada, turn right (there should be signs pointing to Nosara, and the main road should be wider and appear more travelled).
Keep driving past the Playa Guiones area, following the signs leading to Playa Pelada, then look for signs to Nosara B&B. (We are down the street from Hotel Rancho Suisso.) If you pass the new gas station, you've missed the turn and gone too far.
By Car From San Jose - 5 hours. Cars can be rented at the airport and in Nosara from various different companies.
Directions from San Jose:
Driving from San Jose to Nosara, you will take the main Interamerican Highway (Carretera Interamericana) north out of San Jose (past the large international Juan Santamaria airport). This highway travels north and west toward Guanacaste Province.
You'll follow the Inter-American Highway as it rises out of the Central Valley and winds through the mountains. Eventually the highway will flatten out and straighten into a more northerly course.
Follow this flat stretch of highway for a couple of hours. Shortly after you notice highway signs for Puntarenas, look for the signs pointing to the "Puente de Amistad" (the new bridge over the Tempisque River). This will be a left turn, but the signs are on the right side on the main Inter-American Highway.
After you cross the new bridge you will be on the Nicoya Peninsula!
Directions from San Jose:
Driving from San Jose to Nosara, you will take the main Interamerican Highway (Carretera Interamericana) north out of San Jose (past the large international Juan Santamaria airport). This highway travels north and west toward Guanacaste Province.
You'll follow the Inter-American Highway as it rises out of the Central Valley and winds through the mountains. Eventually the highway will flatten out and straighten into a more northerly course.
Follow this flat stretch of highway for a couple of hours. Shortly after you notice highway signs for Puntarenas, look for the signs pointing to the "Puente de Amistad" (the new bridge over the Tempisque River). This will be a left turn, but the signs are on the right side on the main Inter-American Highway.
After you cross the new bridge you will be on the Nicoya Peninsula!
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