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Author:  Tt_er [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Was quoted $100 each way and if that is common guess ill pass. What does it cost to rent a car? Lol
Author:  Gersen [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
That's the subject of 100's of posts. Don't know if the search function is functional again. Try that first, 'rental car" or "Avis, Budget, Hertz" etc and see what you come up with because a 100 guys have posted long detailed informative do's and don'ts on the issue and you can read for an hour and be very well informed.

If not, PM me and I'll help you. I always rent a car once I am leaving SJ but not while in SJ. Cheap (do it on line and make sure you check the boxes you are USA or CAN ), especially cheaper Sept -Nov. Insurance is always the major "what do I do"? Easy to get to the beach from downtown. Alot to know however, a lot of bad experiences, but a car provides alot of flexibility.

Depends on where you are going/itinerary. You going to Jaco and just staying there? Bad idea. It's small town, you can walk for the most part unless you are lazy like me. You going N to Guanacaste beaches or S to Quepos, great idea, especially if you can't sit still and want to move around a couple times a day--cabs will kill your budget--much bigger areas to cover so you'd spend $20 a day easy on cabs if you were like me who want to go downtown and then back to the beach and then to the condo and then back downtown. Or in guanacaste beaches, alot of them are way off the beaten path, so it's either stay at the hotel or cough up for a cab both ways to get to some action.
Author:  LAdiablo [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
cab it to the bus station is the cheapest way
Author:  Miamiheller [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Tt_er wrote:
Was quoted $100 each way and if that is common guess ill pass. What does it cost to rent a car? Lol

If you're staying at Amistad after October 18th and you want to go to Jaco, just jump on their daily bus:

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=43698

mh
Author:  LAdiablo [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
thats right. where is that bus?
Author:  Mkink [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
LAdiablo wrote:
thats right. where is that bus?



find out on the 25th of September if it is on the boat. will let everyone know.

matt
Author:  LAdiablo [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
will ken kesey and his merry pranksters be aboard?
Author:  Sauceman2015 [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Tt_er wrote:
Was quoted $100 each way and if that is common guess ill pass. What does it cost to rent a car? Lol


No cheaper way than taking the public buses. About .30 cents from the Spanish park to Coca Cola and about $5 from the Coca Cola terminal to Jaco. Many people do it, even me a couple of times. However, I do tend to have motion sickness and those buses make me very queezy going the long way through the mountain roads.
Author:  Orange [ Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Yes, there is something in between a public bus (where you can be pickpocketed/robbed on the bus or at the station) and a private driver/taxi. You can take interbus which costs $35 each way per person.
FYI-You need to book at least 3 days in advance.

http://www.shuttlebus.co.cr/website/sho ... /index.php

Renting a car to go to the beach for 1-2 days makes no financial sense. Depending on the class, you will pay $30-60/day for the car, plus another $12-20 for insurance daily. Then there's the gas (@ $5/gal). And the stress of having to make sure nobody breaks a window or scratches it or whatever. Take IB and get there in a nice A/C micro-bus. Safe, comfortable, and pretty efficient.
Author:  Mucho Gusto [ Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Mkink wrote:
LAdiablo wrote:
thats right. where is that bus?



find out on the 25th of September if it is on the boat. will let everyone know.

matt

Matt... Any update on this ?
Author:  Whitecat [ Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Take the bus...............
Author:  Mkink [ Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Mucho Gusto wrote:
Mkink wrote:
LAdiablo wrote:
thats right. where is that bus?



find out on the 25th of September if it is on the boat. will let everyone know.

matt

Matt... Any update on this ?


Bus did not hit the boat in September but assured it will be on the boat in October and should be fully operational by first week in December. We will be offering free transport to Jaco for All inclusive guests Starting on November 1st. Call us toll free for reservations 1 877 260 3027.

Sorry for the delay - but this is Costa Rica

Matt
Author:  Mucho Gusto [ Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Mkink wrote:
Bus did not hit the boat in September but assured it will be on the boat in October and should be fully operational by first week in December. We will be offering free transport to Jaco for All inclusive guests Starting on November 1st. Call us toll free for reservations 1 877 260 3027.

Ha... What a coincidence! Friday, November 1st is the day that my wingman and I (along with a couple "chaperones") were hoping to go to Jaco for the day to catch some rays and have a few drinks.

Thanks Matt. Sounds good. See ya soon!

Mucho Gusto :wink:
Author:  Mkink [ Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Mucho Gusto wrote:
Mkink wrote:
Bus did not hit the boat in September but assured it will be on the boat in October and should be fully operational by first week in December. We will be offering free transport to Jaco for All inclusive guests Starting on November 1st. Call us toll free for reservations 1 877 260 3027.

Ha... What a coincidence! Friday, November 1st is the day that my wingman and I (along with a couple "chaperones") were hoping to go to Jaco for the day to catch some rays and have a few drinks.

Thanks Matt. Sounds good. See ya soon!

Mucho Gusto :wink:



MG

We will set up the transportation for you. We remind everyone to reserve ahead as best as possible.

Regards
Matt
Author:  CRNatureMan [ Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cheapest and safest way to get to beach from Amistad?
Hey what a coincidence! We are staying at La Amistad and leaving on October 30th from La Amistad to Jaco, but will miss out on the deal...($70 savings from Interbus/Grayline rates). We also missed the discount through the 27th at La Amistad. Seems like the 28th through 30th are no man's land days. Any extension of transport offer Matt? :)
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