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I like to take the bus from San Jose to Jaco - - - about 2 1/2 hours - - - about $5 - - - and it's easy.

Then I have more money to give the girls.

I copied whats below from a post I made a few months ago about Interbus.

I used Interbus a few years ago. They use vans. They pick passengers up from their hotels. If you are first on their list you will spend the first 30 - 45 minutes stopping at other hotels. They will pick up passengers headed to a variety of places.

They then meet at a large souvenir stand that’s on the road to Jaco and shuffle passengers to the vans headed to their destinations. You may need to change vans here. If one van is late they have to wait because those passengers would be stranded. I spent an hour there once on the way to Jaco as we waited. If you know the roads in Costa Rica you can understand there can be delays. Then the reverse at your destination. Everyone gets dropped off at their hotel.

It works and the price is reasonable. But it will probably be twice or more the time of a direct ride. They list the time San Jose to Jaco at 2 hours 50 minutes. It can be longer. If my destination was the airport I would want a good cushion before my flight departed.

The majority of passengers are American tourists. The American women will have a strong dislike of you if they are aware of your hobby, it can make for an uncomfortable couple hours. I was the first one picked-up at Sportsmans so only the driver knew where I stayed. I avoided that issue but spent time driving around San Jose to other hotels. And as first in I got shotgun.

Overall they are a viable option, but be aware of the trade off, mostly time.

Has anyone used Uber to go from San Jose to Jaco? What about the return trip using Uber from Jaco to San Jose, are there any Ubers even in Jaco to take you back? What about the tolls, who pays them?

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Always be vigilant on the bus! Some people ride the bus just to see if the gringos going to fall asleep and take his bags!

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I was introduced to a Tico Uber driver by a local bartender that I have been using to get to Jaco. I contact him through WhatsApp to arrange trips instead of Uber. I know who is coming and he avoids paying Uber a percentage of the trip to Jaco. He has been very reliable including a 4:30 am pickup at Cocal for an early flight. Cost has been in the range that Uber estimates on their website. He has paid tolls, but I don’t know if this is the norm for an Uber pickup.

For tolls, i know that in the US, Uber reimburses the drivers for them, or so i have been told by a driver. Not sure about CR since Uber is 'not legal'.

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The question was asked but not sure if it was ever really answered. Has anyone used Uber from San Jose to Jaco and an Uber from Jaco back to San Jose?

I just checked the app and it has a rate of 46k colones from jaco to sportsmens in San Jose. Est wait time 5 min. Of course both price and wait time vary throughout the day, but point is that they are available.

I have never used uber from jaco to san jose, but the uber i took from the airport to castillo was one of the nicest guys i have met in CR and a pleasant trip

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Thanks.. so there are some Uber drivers available in Jaco. I really appreciate it

don't get why anyone would pay $100 to take that ride
not that hard to find someone to take the ride with the first time and then you see how easy it is
its just not that big of a deal but my guess is guys are intimidated trying to navigate it alone

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