When we went to Costa Rica in April, we decided to stay in the Manuel Antonio National Park area the whole time. Having Manuel Antonio as our home base helped ensure we made the most of our week in Costa Rica, rather than spending half our time traveling from one place to another. But our flights from the U.S. would take us to San José, Costa Rica, which meant we would need to decide how we’d get to Manuel Antonio from San José.
Manuel Antonio is on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, while San José is basically in the dead center of the country and would require several hours of driving in any direction to find a beach. Luckily, there are plenty of options for getting from Manuel Antonio to San José — it just comes down to your personal preferences and your budget. [Read more…]