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Classic Triangle: Volcano & Cloud Forest

SJO → La Fortuna → Monteverde → SJO. The most-booked first trip to Costa Rica, in three private transfers.

7 days3 private transfersFrom $680 · per vehicle, 1–5 passengers
Classic Triangle itinerary: SJO Airport, La Fortuna and Monteverde by private shuttle

Land in San José, spend three nights at the foot of Arenal Volcano with its hot springs and hanging bridges, then climb to the Monteverde cloud forest for two nights before heading back to the airport. Every leg is a private door-to-door shuttle with a bilingual driver, so you never rent a car or wait for a shared van.

  1. 1
    SJO Airport
  2. 2
    La Fortuna3 nights
  3. 3
    Monteverde2 nights
  4. 4
    SJO Airport

Book the full circuit

One price for all the transfers below, per vehicle, not per person — taxes, tolls and water included on every leg.

1–5 passengers

$680

6–9 passengers

$810

10–12 passengers

$1,065

Van size is chosen automatically from your group size when you book each leg.

Book 2+ legs together: 5% off every leg

For travel from November 1, 2026 on, every leg in a trip with 2 or more transfers gets the discount automatically at checkout. This itinerary qualifies. That is about $34 off this itinerary for 1–5 passengers.

Who is travelling?

2 adults

Adults

Age 13+

2

Children

Age 0–12

0

Total for 3 transfers

$680 US

Standard van · per vehicle, taxes and tolls included

Next: pick the date, pickup time and address for each transfer. Pay once at the end.

Free changes and cancellation up to 48 h before each pickup

Total for 3 transfers

$680 US

The transfers in this itinerary

One booking covers all of them: press Book above, then set the date, pickup time and address of each transfer on the next screen and pay once.

  1. Leg 1

    SJO Airport La Fortuna

    • Drive time: 3h to 3h 30min
    • Flight monitoring included

    From

    $215

    Stay in La Fortuna / Arenal · 3 nights. Hot springs, the volcano hike, hanging bridges and the La Fortuna Waterfall.

  2. Leg 2

    La Fortuna Monteverde

    • Drive time: 4h to 4h 45min
    • Hotel pickup at the time you choose

    From

    $250

    Stay in Monteverde · 2 nights. Cloud forest reserves, night walks and the best zip lines in the country.

  3. Leg 3

    Monteverde SJO Airport

    • Drive time: 3h to 3h 30min
    • Hotel pickup at the time you choose

    From

    $215

Included on every leg

  • Private door-to-door transfer — only your group on board
  • Bilingual driver (English & Spanish)
  • Modern A/C van, WiFi and USB chargers
  • All tolls, parking and bottled water
  • Real-time flight monitoring on airport legs
  • Free child seats and boosters on request
  • Quick stops to stretch or use the bathroom
  • Free changes and cancellation up to 48 h before each pickup
Discovery upgrade scenic stop in Costa Rica

Make the long legs part of the trip

Add the Discovery upgrade ($119 per van) to any leg for up to three extra hours of viewpoints, local restaurants and photo stops along the way. Your driver knows the best ones.

What travelers actually say.

5.0
54 Google reviews
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    Claudio Andrade

    a week ago

    Excellent service. On time. They keep you posted every time

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    matthew renard

    2 weeks ago

    Julio, Jorge, and Jeffery were all excellent drivers. All communication was quick and easy. I would 100% recommend using their services! Will be traveling with them next time I’m in Costa Rica

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    Pedro Silva

    2 weeks ago

    My family and I had a great experience with this company. The van we used was clean, spacious, and very comfortable. Julio, our driver was always on time, he was polite, and very knowledgeable about Costa Rica and its whereabouts. On the way to places, he showed us sloths, howler monkeys and macaws, and he also took us to local food places to eat real Costa Rican food. We felt very safe while being with him. I strongly recommend Can’t wait Travel and Julio for all your travels. Pura vida!

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    Sissela Tucker

    2 weeks ago

    Can’t Wait Travel should get ten stars if I could. Julio drove us on two long trips, stopping along the way when my kids needed a break, showing us sloths, howler monkeys, and many birds. We felt super safe the entire time, and they included two booster seats free of charge. Prices were reasonable; Jorge was exceptionally communicative and thanks to them, our trip was flawless. They even answered our million questions about everything and helped us arrange a few tours. Super thrilled that we booked with them. Highest recommendation.

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    A Wray

    2 weeks ago

    Julio was awesome! The drive from La Fortuna/Rainforest to Jacko Beach was really beautiful and took us through some small towns that were great. We stopped at El Jardin to see the butterflies and was really good for spotting toucans & macaws. Totally work with them again

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about this itinerary

Each leg is booked on its own route page with its own date, and all of them go into the same trip. You pay once at checkout for everything in the trip. Our team coordinates every pickup, so you deal with one company for the whole circuit.

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