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San José (Alajuela) to Tortuguero

1 operator run this water, from 36 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 SJO → TTQ 81 km non-stop CNA in the air 2 h 06 est. rate not held 135 km/h average

Other ways to reach Tortuguero

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

And other ways to reach San José (Alajuela)

La Fortuna – San José (Alajuela) 35 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Quepos – San José (Alajuela) 35 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Liberia – San José (Alajuela) 42 min American Airlines
Nicoya – San José (Alajuela) 42 min CAL Cargo Air Lines
Puntarenas – 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

Where else these quays go

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 San José (Alajuela)–Tortuguero 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.