Ipís
Ipís is a district of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Ipís is a district of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Ipís
2 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.
- 01Fidélitas University
Fidélitas University is a private university in Lourdes, Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica. Fidelitas offers fifteen careers in various fields such as engineering, education, business, law and psychology.
3.8 km · private university in Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 02Clodomiro Picado Research Institute
The Instituto Clodomiro Picado is a research center in Vázquez de Coronado, San José Province, Costa Rica. Established in 1970, the institute is a research unit of the Universidad de Costa Rica, responsible for the production of snake antiophidic serums and scientific research on serpents and their venoms, as well as educational and extension programs in rural areas and hospitals.
2.2 km · zoo in San José Province, Costa Rica · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ipís
- Airports
- Juan Santamaría (SJO), 21 km · Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR), 181 km
- Liberia → Ipís172 km · quickest by road, 4h 54m · $18–24
- Managua → Ipís343 km · quickest by air, 5h 39m · $230–350
- San Andrés → Ipís385 km · quickest by air, 7h 20m · 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 Ipís
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 Ipís. 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.
From Wikivoyage: Costa Rica, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Ipís
Ipís is 8 km from San José, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- San Vicentedistrict in Moravia canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.8 km
- San Isidrodistrict in Vázquez de Coronado canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.8 km
- Granadilladistrict in Curridabat canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.7 km
- Sabanilladistrict in Montes de Oca canton, San José province, Costa Rica3 km
- Purraldistrict in Goicoechea canton, San José province, Costa Rica600 m