Location & Directions

Address

100m al sur de oficna de Minae,
Playa Grande, Costa Rica

Phones

+506 4034 3240

800-808-4605 (USA & Canada)

+506 7201 0481 (WhatsApp)

https://wa.me/message/IS55GYOSP67QP1

We highly recommend downloading the Waze App to your phone for driving directions in Costa Rica

Drive

If you prefer to rent a car, most major companies have offices in San Jose, Liberia and some in Tamarindo. We strongly recommend working with Adobe.

https://adobecar.cr/MINIFrame.aspx?ID=RIP

Fly

Most everyone flies to Costa Rica, and it’s into one of two airports: LIR in Liberia or SJO in San Jose. In order to get the most of your Playa Grande vacation, we encourage our visitors to fly into LIR. SJO is often less expensive than LIR; however, SJO to Playa Grande is often a four to five hour drive. LIR, on the other hand, is only an hour away. Visitors also have the option of flying domestic flights into the Liberia airport.

Shuttle

If you are flying into San Jose and would rather catch a shuttle you can book your tickets at graylinecostarica.com. The public bus only comes into Playa Grande twice a day; 7:00am and 2:00pm

If you would like to arrange a private shuttle please reach out to us at [email protected]

Driving Directions

From Liberia

From the airport turn right when you get to the main road. Shortly after passing through Filadelfia, make a right turn toward Tamarindo and Playa Grande. After about 20 minutes, you will go over a steep hill and come to a cross-roads town called Huacas. The signs will say to turn left to go to Tamarindo, but you will continue straight for another 5-8 minutes until you reach a small town with a soccer field called Matapalo. Following the signs to Playa Grande, you will turn left immediately after passing the soccer field. This road will bring you directly into Playa Grande. When you arrive in Playa Grande follow the signs towards Rip Jack Inn. The specific location is 100 meters to the south of the MINAE office (there is a big turtle statue and a stop sign. This is where you turn left. We are the first building on the left after making the turn, about 100 meters.

From San Jose

From the airport get on the Pan American Highway (Hwy 1) north for approximately 2 hours toward Liberia/Penas Blancas (follow the road signs). You can follow signs for Tamarindo starting almost right away. Just after passing Matapalo (may or may not be apparent), turn left toward the Tempisque Bridge (also called Puente Amistad de Taiwan) – be watching for the sign. Once you cross the bridge, you continue going straight until you come to a “T” intersection, at which you turn right, toward Nicoya and Tamarindo. Now heading north, continue until Belen, where you turn left toward Tamarindo and Playa Grande. After about 20 minutes, you will go over a steep hill and come to a cross-roads town called Huacas. The signs will say to turn left to go to Tamarindo, but you will continue straight for another 5-8 minutes until you reach a small town with a soccer field called Matapalo. Following the signs to Playa Grande, you will turn left immediately after passing the soccer field. This road will bring you directly into Playa Grande. When you arrive in Playa Grande, follow the signs towards Rip Jack Inn. The specific location is 100 meters to the south of the MINAE office (there is a big turtle statue and a stop sign. This is where you turn left. We are the first building on the left after making the turn, at about 100 meters.

From Tamarindo

Leaving the airport, turn left on the main road. When you come to the intersection, turn left towards Playa Grande/Huacas. When you come to the intersection in Huacas, turn left towards Playa Grande/Matapalo. After 5-8 minutes, you will get to a small town with a soccer field called Matapalo. Following the signs to Playa Grande, you will turn left immediately after passing the soccer field. This road will bring you directly into Playa Grande. When you arrive in Playa Grande follow the signs towards Rip Jack Inn. The specific location is 100 meters to the south of the MINAE office (there is a big turtle statue and a stop sign. This is where you turn left. We are the first building on the left after making the turn, about 100 meters.