Transportation from Guayaquil City Center to the Airport
The easiest way to get from the city center to the airport is to call a taxi from the road or to call a car to your hotel or location using transportation applications such as Uber or Cabify. Guayaquil Airport is approximately 5 km away from the city center and the journey time is between 5-7 minutes under normal traffic conditions. As Guayaquil is usually a cash-only city, be prepared to pay the trip in cash, unless you call the taxi from an app.
One of the most economical ways to make the same journey is to use the Metroexpress buses that go to the airport, passing through important stops such as Mall del Sur, Viejo Cangrejal, Plaza de Artes, Mercado Cuatro Manzanas and Plaza del Centenario.
With these buses, you can cover a distance of approximately 5 km in 20 minutes. The bus drops you right across the terminal building. After a simple 3-minute walk from the stop, you will reach the airport. The bus, which has regular services between the city center and the airport, carries passengers between 05.00 and 23.45 at intervals of 10-15 minutes.
The easiest way to get to the airport is to hire a professional transfer from your hotel, which you can easily arrange. Thus, you reach the airport by making a door-to-door journey without dealing with anything else.
Transportation from San Jose Airport to San Jose City Center
The only means of transportation from San Jose International Airport, also known as Juan Santamaría Airport, to San Jose city center are buses, taxis and personal/rental car options.
When you leave the airport, you should take the Alajuela – San Jose bus in the direction of San Jose from the bus stop in front of the terminal. The journey is 18 km and takes about 35 minutes. Bus drivers sell tickets for the trip.
Taxi service to any destination in Costa Rica is available 24 hours a day at the airport terminal. Many companies authorized by the airport offer transfer services to both individuals and groups with orange and red vehicles. Also, Uber is an alternative for transportation in San Jose.
If you want to visit San Jose and the surrounding cities and do not want to deal with taxis or transfers every time, renting a car is also a good option. There are offices of world-renowned rent-a-car companies such as Budget Alamo Enterprise in the terminal.