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Take the public bus

Bus schelude

The quickest way get to Hacienda Barú from the airport or from San José is by taxi. A taxi from San Jose to Hacienda Barú will cost $130 to $160.

There is a bus that comes all the way from San José to Hacienda Barú, but the ride is long and not very comfortable. The buses leave from a place call the Coca Cola Terminal, which in not located in a very nice part of town. There are two buses each day. Each bus  stops briefly in Orotina and Quepos before arriving at Hacienda Barú.

Depart San Jose

Arrive Hacienda Barú

Final Destination

06:00

11:15

Uvita  12:00

15:00

20:15

Uvita  21:00

The easiest and safest way to get to Hacienda Barú is a combination of Bus and Taxi. There is a very good bus service (MUSOC) from San Jose to San Isidro (Pérez Zeledón) that leaves every hour on the half hour between 5.30 AM and 5.30 PM. The journey takes around 3 hours and is a direct service with a 10 minute stop in the middle. It is advisable to take a taxi to the “MUSOC” bus terminal in San Jose. Get there at least half an hour before the bus leaves, as they fill up fast. You can buy tickets in advance but only from the bus station.

Once you arrive in San Isidro, the most convinient way to Hacienda Barú is by taxi. A taxi from San Isidro to Hacienda Barú will cost 20,000 to 22,000 colones, $35 to $38.

If you want to take the bus from San Isidro to Hacienda Barú ask for the bus terminal where the buses leave for Quepos.

The bus times are as follows:

Depart San Isidro

Arrive Hacienda Barú

Final Destination

07:00

08:30

Quepos  09:45

11:30

13:00

Quepos  14:15

15:30

17:00

Quepos  18:15

     

09:00

Dominical 10:30

Uvita  11:15

16:00

Dominical 17:30

Uvita  18:15

If you take one of the buses with Uvita as the final destination, you should get off the bus in Dominical and take a taxi to Hacienda Barú. A taxi from Dominical to Hacienda Barú will cost 3,000 to 4,000 colones, $5 to $7.

Other Buses:

Depart Quepos

Arrive Hacienda Barú

Final Destination

05:30

06:30

San Isidro 8:45

06:30

07:30

Uvita  08:30

09:30

10:30

Uvita 11:30

10:00

11:00

Uvita  12:00

11:30

12:30

San Isidro  14:45

15:30

16:30

San Isidro  18:45

17:30

18:30

Uvita  19:30

19:00

20:00

Uvita  21:00

 

Depart Uvita

Arrive Hacienda Barú

Final Destination

04:00

04:30

Quepos 06:00

05:00

05:30

Quepos 07:00 – San Jose 11:00

11:00

11:30

Quepos 13:00

13:00

13:30

Quepos 15:00 – San Jose 19:00

16:00

16:30

Quepos  18:00

     

06:00

Dominical 06:30

San Isidro  08:30

14:00

Dominical 14:30

San Isidro  16:30

 

Depart Dominical

Arrive Pto. Cortes

Final Destination

04:30

06:00

Ciudad Neily  08:30

10:30

12:00

Ciudad Neily  14:30

15:00

16:30

Ciudad Neily  19:00

 

Depart Pto. Cortes

Arrive Dominical

08:00

09:30

17:00

18:30

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