San Rafael Arriba
San Rafael Arriba is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
San Rafael Arriba is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
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Worth seeing in and around San Rafael Arriba
One place 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.
- 01Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge
Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge Stadium is a football stadium in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It is the home ground of the La U Universitarios team.
2.7 km · Costa Rican sports stadium · Wikipedia
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Getting to San Rafael Arriba
- Airports
- Juan Santamaría (SJO), 20 km · Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR), 180 km
- Liberia → San Rafael Arriba171 km · quickest by road, 4h 51m · $17–24
- Managua → San Rafael Arriba345 km · quickest by air, 5h 35m · $230–340
- San Andrés → San Rafael Arriba397 km · quickest by air, 7h 16m · COL$314,430–485,860
- 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 San Rafael Arriba
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 San Rafael Arriba. 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 San Rafael Arriba
San Rafael Arriba is 6 km from San José, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Desamparadosdistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.1 km
- San Francisco de Dos Ríosdistrict in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.7 km
- Salitrillosdistrict in Aserrí canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.6 km
- San Juan de Diosdistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.3 km
- San Migueldistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica1.3 km
- San Rafael Abajodistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.3 km