SJO - Juan Santamaria Int. Airport → Ocotal (Guanacaste)
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Direct, non-stop service from SJO - Juan Santamaria Int. Airport to Ocotal (Guanacaste), operated by a professional bilingual driver in a modern air-conditioned private vehicle. Arrival flights are monitored in real time and pickups are adjusted automatically to match your actual landing.
About Ocotal
Playa Ocotal is a small, sheltered dark-sand cove five minutes south of Playas del Coco, with clear water for snorkelling straight off the beach, a cluster of hillside villas and condos and views to the Papagayo headlands. It is quiet and residential; Coco supplies the restaurants and services.
The ride from San José Airport (SJO)
From Liberia Airport allow 35 minutes via Route 1, the Sardinal turn-off and Playas del Coco, then the short climb over the ridge to Ocotal, all paved. Villas here are up steep streets; give the driver the property name.
Good to know before you arrive
- Snorkel the rocks at the north end of the beach in the morning for the clearest water.
- Father Rooster on the sand is the classic beach bar for sunset.
- Groceries and ATMs are in Coco, five minutes away.
- Dive operators in Coco pick up in Ocotal on request.
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