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District in Aserrí canton, San José province, Costa Rica

Salitrillos

Salitrillos is a district of the Aserrí canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

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Salitrillos is a district of the Aserrí canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Salitrillos

Airports
Juan Santamaría (SJO), 21 km · Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR), 180 km
  • Liberia → Salitrillos
    171 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · $18–24
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  • Managua → Salitrillos
    346 km · quickest by air, 5h 36m · $230–350
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  • San Andrés → Salitrillos
    400 km · quickest by air, 7h 17m · COL$314,440–485,860
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Salitrillos

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 Salitrillos. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isla de OmetepeNI

    12 ways of moving, 49 sources

    249 km
  2. 02
    Capurganá and SapzurroCO

    8 ways of moving, 28 sources

    751 km
  3. 03
    Caye CaulkerBZ

    9 ways of moving, 42 sources

    975 km
  4. 04
    FloresGT

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    1,007 km
  5. 05
    BacalarMX

    9 ways of moving, 41 sources

    1,086 km

If you know how people move in Salitrillos – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

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Next door to Salitrillos

Salitrillos is 10 km from San José, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Aserrídistrict in Aserrí canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.8 km
  • San Juan de Diosdistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.7 km
  • San Migueldistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.9 km
  • San Rafael Arribadistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.7 km
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