Travel privately from La Fortuna / Arenal to Monteverde with Travesia Costa Rica. Monteverde is famous for its misty cloud forest, zip-lines and hanging bridges high in the mountains. The transfer takes about 4h, door to door, with a professional local driver. One flat price per vehicle - taxes and tolls included, and no per-person fees.
The private transfer from La Fortuna / Arenal to Monteverde takes about 4h, and your driver takes you straight there — no transfers, and no waiting on other passengers. Prefer to break up the trip? Quick courtesy stops for the restroom, a coffee or a photo are included — just ask your driver, and on the longer routes they can point out a scenic spot to stretch your legs. We track your flight, so a delay is never a problem, and free child seats are ready on request. First time booking a driver in Costa Rica? See exactly how a private shuttle in Costa Rica works — what is included, how the flat price is built, and what happens on the day. Planning the rest of your trip? Browse our Costa Rica travel guides.
The stop we usually make on this route: Café y Macadamia, on the shore of Lake Arenal — fresh, genuinely good food and one of the best views of the whole drive. It is an ordinary courtesy stop: no extra charge, no schedule, just tell your driver you would like to break the drive there.
All the way around the north shore of Lake Arenal to Tilarán, and then up the mountain to Santa Elena and Monteverde.
Paved for most of the way - there are unpaved stretches - and one curve after another. The bends are what cost time, not the distance.
Leaving between 8 and 9 in the morning gives you the best of this drive.
Final price per vehicle · taxes & tolls included · not per person. For a group of 4 that works out to about $64 per person.
“Un viaje muy agradable en un coche estupendo, limpio y cómodo con Eddy, quien nos llevó perfectamente desde La Fortuna hasta Santa Elena. ¡100% recomendable!”
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We drop you at the door of any hotel, villa or Airbnb in Monteverde. These are some of the properties we drive to most on this route:
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