Private Shuttle from La Fortuna to Ojochal

This is a door-to-door service. We pick you up at reception in La Fortuna, you travel with your own group in a vehicle reserved for you, and we drop you at the entrance of your hotel, rental or house in Ojochal. Rest stops happen when you want them.

The fare is per vehicle and final: taxes, tolls, fuel, insurance, bottled water, WiFi and child seats are included, and there is nothing to pay the driver. Choose Standard to go direct, or add Tropical Experts VIP (+$80) for one to two hours of sightseeing stops.

Ojochal is a small village in the forested hills just inland from the southern end of the Costa Ballena, south of Uvita. It has an unusually international community and is known in the region for its restaurants, with cooking far more varied than you would expect in a village this size.

Nearby beaches include Playa Ventanas, with its sea caves visible at low tide, and the southern sections of Marino Ballena National Park. Most accommodation is in villas and small lodges on the hills, reached by side roads off Route 34, several of them steep and gravel.

We confirm the pickup time with you when you book. With approximately 6 h 15 min of driving ahead, most travellers leave La Fortuna in the morning so they arrive in daylight.

This is a long run down the Pacific side of the country. The first part climbs over the mountains on Route 702 to San Ramón and drops to the coast; the second follows the Costanera Sur, Route 34, past Jacó, Parrita and Quepos and on into the South Pacific.

The Costanera continues south past Uvita, between the beaches of Marino Ballena and the forested hills. The Ojochal turn-off leaves the highway inland, and the village and its lodges are spread along the side roads.

Route 34, the Costanera Sur, is wide and paved all the way south but it carries trucks and weekend beach traffic around Jacó. Route 702 over the mountains is narrow, winding and often foggy on the high part, with a rough stretch reported in 2026 between Ángeles Sur and Bajo Rodríguez.

Route 34 is paved and good; the driving time comes from the distance. Side roads in Ojochal are narrow and steep, and some are gravel; after heavy rain they can be slippery, and the driver takes them slowly.

Our terms cover the rare day when a closure or extreme weather stops the transfer: you can move it to another date or receive a full refund.