Travel privately from Manuel Antonio to Papagayo with Travesia Costa Rica. The Papagayo Peninsula is Guanacaste's premier luxury resort area, with calm beaches and five-star hotels. The transfer takes about 5h 30min, 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 Manuel Antonio to Papagayo takes about 5h 30min, 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.
From Manuel Antonio to Papagayo we come down the Pan-American to the Caldera and Orotina area, then pick up the Costanera Sur (Route 34), which runs along the Pacific all the way to Quepos.
Paved the whole way. The Costanera is flat and easy; the only slow part is getting out of Guanacaste.
Ask your driver to stop at the Tárcoles bridge. It takes ten minutes, it costs nothing, and there are almost always big crocodiles on the sandbank below.
Final price per vehicle · taxes & tolls included · not per person. For a group of 4 that works out to about $105 per person.
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We drop you at the door of any hotel, villa or Airbnb in Papagayo. These are some of the properties we drive to most on this route:
Staying somewhere else? See every hotel we serve — or just send us the name on WhatsApp.
Coming from somewhere else? See every private shuttle to Papagayo, from any airport or town in Costa Rica.
