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Curridabat
District in Curridabat canton, San José province, Costa Rica

Curridabat

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

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Get in

Getting to Curridabat

There are regular buses to Curridabat from San José, but Curridabat is less car friendly than San Pedro and the capital. Having a car or using Uber will be advantageous here. There are two train stations in Curridabat on the San José-Cartago line:

  1. 01
    CFIA/Curridabat
  2. 02
    UACA/Cipreses in the northeast Additionally
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    National Historical Archives
  2. 02
    San Antonio de Padua Parish Church

    Landmark church near the central park of Curridabat.

Do

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.

  1. 01
    El Prado Park
  2. 02
    Liberty Park
  3. 03
    Teatro Espressivo

    Momentum Pinares (between CR-02 and Ruta Secundaria on the province border with Cartago), info@espressivo.cr.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    El Balcón del Marisco

    Interamericana Sur (approximately 1 km east of EPA toward to hwy to Cartago).

  2. 02
    Pastelería Merayo
  3. 03
    Sapore Trattoria

    Italian restaurant: pastas, pizzas, meat, and risotto.

  4. 04
    Santeria Burgers

    Calle 75 (200 meters southwest of CR-02).

  5. 05
    Tree House Pizza
How locals move

Getting around Curridabat the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

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