Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Centro de Información Turístico PNT
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 6am-6:30pm)
Immediately to the left of the boat landing; staffed by members of the local tour guides' as-
sociation.
Getting There & Away
If you're coming from San José, the two most convenient ways to get to Tortuguero are by
air or all-inclusive bus-boat shuttles - though budget travelers can save money by taking
public transit.
If coming from the southern Caribbean, your best bets are the private boat operators
from Moín (just outside Puerto Limón) or shuttle deals from Cahuita and Puerto Viejo.
AIR
The small airstrip is 4km north of Tortuguero village.
Nature Air
( 2299-6000;
www.natureair.com
)
has early-morning flights daily to/from San José and twice weekly to La
Fortuna. Charter flights land regularly here as well.
BUS & BOAT
The classic public-transit route to Tortuguero is by bus from San José to Cariari to La
Pavona, then by boat from La Pavona to Tortuguero. Alternatively, Tortuguero is access-
ible by private boat from Moín, near Puerto Limón on the Caribbean coast.
From San José/Cariari
From San José, take the 6:10am, 9am or 10:30am bus to Cariari (three hours) from Gran
Terminal del Caribe. In Cariari, you will arrive at a bus station at the south end of town
(known as the
estación nueva
). From here, walk or take a taxi 500m north to the
estación
vieja
(old station), otherwise referred to as the Terminal Caribeño. Here you can catch a
local Coopetraca bus (US$2.20, 6am, 9am, 11:30am and 3pm) to La Pavona, where you'll
transfer onto the boat (US$3.20 to US$4) to Tortuguero.
On the return trip, boats leave Tortuguero for La Pavona daily at 5:30am, 9am, 11am
and 2:45pm, connecting with Cariari-bound buses at the La Pavona dock.
From Moín
