Train Transfers To and From San José Airport

Passengers arriving at Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) can take a taxi, share a ride, take the bus, or rent a car.

Costa Rica’s capital is San Jose, where top-notch parks, hotels, theaters, and historic structures, as well as lush hills and vast plains, permeate the entire national territory.

December to March are the busiest for visitors to San Jose. During these months, expect increased traffic at Juan Santamaria International Airport. The tourist season coincides with the most active months for passenger traffic.

If you're flying via SJO, arrive at the airport an hour and a half before departure to avoid hassles.

If you're traveling on business, try to arrive at the airport station at least two hours before your flight.

The best way to get away from the airport is to take Route 1 to Alajuela, which is close to the airport's road entrance and takes only 25 minutes to downtown San Jose.

Despite this, there is no station or rail service at the airport, even though the rail line connecting downtown Alajuela to San José's Atlantic Station passes close to the airport.

You must take a taxi, rental car, or bus to the Alajuela train station, which is 2.50 kilometers from San Jose International Airport.

Following that, take a train to Atlantic Railroad Station, which is 22 kilometers away and will take you to downtown San Jose. It costs only $6 to get from SJO to the Alajuela train station by riding a taxi cab.

INCOFER

INCOFER is a San José-based public transportation company that operates train lines. San José has three train lines and 33 train stations.

Their train lines run from the north (Alajuela) to the south (Cartago), stopping at Estación Oreamuno.

Their westernmost stop is Estación Alajuela (Alajuela), and their easternmost stop is Estación Oreamuno (Oreamuno) (Cartago).

ALAJUELA - HEREDIA - SAN JOSÉ

• The ALAJUELA - HEREDIA - SAN JOSÉ train (Estación Alajuela‎→Estación Atlántico) has 11 stations departing from Estación Alajuela and ending in Estación Del Atlántico.
• The train schedule overview for the upcoming week: Starts operating at 5:45 am and ends at 4:30 pm.
• Working days this week is during weekdays.

Updated real-time schedules:

BELÉN - PAVAS - CURRIDABAT

• The BELÉN - PAVAS - CURRIDABAT train (Estación Atlántico, San José‎ - Estación Belén) has 15 stations departing from Estación Atlántico, San José, and ending in Estación Belén.
• The train schedule overview for the upcoming week: It departs once a day at 7:01 am.
• Working days this week is during weekdays.

Updated real-time schedules:

CARTAGO - SAN JOSÉ

• The CARTAGO - SAN JOSÉ train (Estación Atlántico, San José‎ - Estación Cartago) has seven stations departing from Estación Atlántico, San José, and ending in Estación Cartago.
• CARTAGO - SAN JOSÉ train schedule overview for the upcoming week: Starts operating at 6:30 am and ends at 7:30 pm.
• Working days this week: is during weekdays.

Updated real-time schedules: