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Puntarenas to San José (Alajuela)

1 operator run this water, from 42 min.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

CAL Cargo Air Lines, Euro Exec Express DRK → SJO 155 km non-stop CNA DHT in the air 2 h 12 est. rate not held 223 km/h average

Other ways to reach San José (Alajuela)

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach San José (Alajuela) without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

La Fortuna – San José (Alajuela) 35 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Quepos – San José (Alajuela) 35 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Tortuguero – San José (Alajuela) 36 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Liberia – San José (Alajuela) 42 min American Airlines
Nicoya – San José (Alajuela) 42 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Golfito – San José (Alajuela) 44 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Puerto Jimenez – San José (Alajuela) 44 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Isla Colón – San José (Alajuela) 47 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Managua – San José (Alajuela) 54 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Tocumen – San José (Alajuela) 1 h 10 Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia

And other ways to reach Puntarenas

Cabo San Lucas – Puntarenas 192 h 00 Ponant Cruises
Colon – Puntarenas 192 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions, Ponant Cruises
Panama City – Puntarenas 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises, Star Clippers
San Diego – Puntarenas 240 h 00 Crystal Cruises
Cartagena Colombia – Puntarenas 264 h 00 Crystal Cruises
land tour – Puntarenas 312 h 00 Emerald Cruises
Oranjestad Aruba – Puntarenas 336 h 00 Windstar Cruises
San Juan – Puntarenas 360 h 00 Crystal Cruises, Windstar Cruises
Bridgetown – Puntarenas 432 h 00 Emerald Cruises, Windstar Cruises
Savona (Stazione FS) – Puntarenas 600 h 00 Phoenix Reisen

Where else these quays go

Also from Puntarenas

Auckland · Bridgetown · Cabo San Lucas · Cartagena Colombia · Colon · Hamburg central bus station · Oranjestad Aruba · Panama City · Papeete · San Diego · San Juan · Savona (Stazione FS) · land tour

Also from San José (Alajuela)

Atlanta · Bogota · Charlotte · Chicago · Dallas-Fort Worth · Denver · Dulles · Fort Lauderdale · Golfito · Guatemala City · Houston · Isla Colón · La Fortuna · Liberia

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Puntarenas–San José (Alajuela) crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.