Travel privately from Monteverde 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 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 Monteverde to Papagayo 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.
Between Monteverde and Papagayo we run down the Pan-American to the Sardinal junction and then climb through Guacimal up to Santa Elena and Monteverde.
Highway as far as the junction; from there the climb is winding, narrow and slow - the curves are what cost you time.
Keep a light jacket where you can reach it: you leave the coast at around 32°C and arrive in the cloud forest at about 16°C.
Final price per vehicle · taxes & tolls included · not per person. For a group of 4 that works out to about $69 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:
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Coming from somewhere else? See every private shuttle to Papagayo, from any airport or town in Costa Rica.
