Curridabat
Curridabat is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Curridabat is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Curridabat
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
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- 06Universidad Autónoma de Centro América
Private university in Curridabat, Costa Rica
1.2 km · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01National Historical Archives
- 02San Antonio de Padua Parish Church
Landmark church near the central park of Curridabat.
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Things to do
There are several major attractions and hiking trails to the east of Curridabat, but they are within the boundaries of Cartago Province. These include the Prussian Forest (Bosque Prusia) and Irazú Volcano. To visit these areas follow the highway to Cartago first, and then turn north. There is a road from Curridabat directly through the mountains but it is in poor condition.
- 01El Prado Park
- 02Liberty Park
- 03Teatro Espressivo
Momentum Pinares (between CR-02 and Ruta Secundaria on the province border with Cartago), info@espressivo.cr.
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Where to eat
- 01El Balcón del Marisco
Interamericana Sur (approximately 1 km east of EPA toward to hwy to Cartago).
- 02Pastelería Merayo
- 03Sapore Trattoria
Italian restaurant: pastas, pizzas, meat, and risotto.
- 04Santeria Burgers
Calle 75 (200 meters southwest of CR-02).
- 05Tree House Pizza
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Getting to Curridabat
- Airports
- Juan Santamaría (SJO), 21 km · Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR), 182 km
- Liberia → Curridabat173 km · quickest by road, 4h 50m · $17–24
- Managua → Curridabat345 km · quickest by air, 5h 38m · $230–350
- San Andrés → Curridabat391 km · quickest by air, 7h 19m · COL$314,440–485,860
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Curridabat
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Curridabat. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundInstead of waiting for hours for the bus at the highway, you may be better off trying to hitch-hike.
- Get aroundHitch-hiking is far more common in rural areas than in urban areas.
- Get aroundIf you choose to hitch-hike, Costa Ricans are generally very friendly and helpful, particularly in more rural areas where traffic on the dirt roads can be light.
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Next door to Curridabat
Curridabat is 6 km from San José, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Granadilladistrict in Curridabat canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.1 km
- Sabanilladistrict in Montes de Oca canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.3 km
- Zapotedistrict in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.7 km
- Tirrasesdistrict in Curridabat canton, San José province, Costa Rica1.6 km