San José Airport (SJO) to Arenal (La Fortuna)

Why spend your first night in a city hotel when you could wake up next to the volcano? Touch down at Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and your driver — who has been tracking your flight, so a delay never leaves you stranded — meets you, loads the bags, and points the car north. The climb out of the Central Valley is a trip in itself: coffee farms around Naranjo, the famous topiary garden of Zarcero, then the long green descent through Ciudad Quesada into the northern lowlands. Feel free to ask for a roadside fruit stand or your first cup of Costa Rican coffee. La Fortuna announces itself with the near-perfect cone of Arenal Volcano, hot springs steaming in the forest, and waterfalls a short ride from town. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$20 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Quepos to Arenal (La Fortuna)

Trading sloths for lava fields? Manuel Antonio first, Arenal next is the classic Costa Rica combo, and the drive between them deserves to be part of the trip. Your driver picks you up at the door in Quepos and follows the Costanera north along the Pacific, with an almost obligatory pause at the Tárcoles bridge to spot the huge crocodiles lazing on the banks below. From there the road climbs through the green highlands around San Ramón, where palms give way to pastures and the air turns cooler, before dropping into La Fortuna at the foot of the volcano. Break up the ride however you like — lunch, photos, one more coconut for the road. The hot springs are waiting. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Jacó to Arenal (La Fortuna)

Surf chapter closed, volcano chapter open. From your hotel or rental in Jacó, the road to La Fortuna runs north past Carara National Park — watch for scarlet macaws crossing the sky in pairs — then turns inland and climbs through the coffee-and-cattle country around San Ramón. Along the way the scenery completes its costume change: Pacific surf swapped for rainforest, sea-level heat for cool mountain air, and finally the unmistakable silhouette of Arenal Volcano rising over La Fortuna. No bus terminals in this story — the schedule is yours, so sleep in after one last surf session or leave at dawn and win a full afternoon at the hot springs. Snack stops, photo stops, and a proper coffee stop are always on the menu. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Sámara to Arenal (La Fortuna)

Swap the surf for a volcano. The private transfer from Sámara to La Fortuna is one of Costa Rica’s great scenery changes: out of the peninsula past Nicoya, across the La Amistad bridge over the Tempisque, through the hot cattle plains around Cañas, then climbing to Tilarán, where wind turbines spin on the ridgelines. From there the road curls along the shore of Lake Arenal, and if the clouds cooperate, the perfect cone of Arenal Volcano appears across the water — ask your driver to pull over; it’s a photo you’ll keep. Lunch with a lake view, a bathroom break, a fruit stand: all welcome, because the vehicle is yours alone. You’ll roll into La Fortuna ready for hot springs and rainforest. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Tamarindo to Arenal (La Fortuna)

Beach one day, volcano the next — Tamarindo to La Fortuna is Costa Rica’s classic change of scenery, and in a private vehicle it takes around three and a half to four hours. Your driver climbs out of Guanacaste’s dry lowlands, past the wind turbines spinning above Tilarán, then traces the shore of Lake Arenal — the country’s largest lake — while the volcano’s cone grows on the horizon. It’s one of the most photogenic drives in the country, so call a stop whenever a lookout earns it; the only schedule running is yours. You’ll arrive in La Fortuna with hot springs, waterfalls, and Arenal Volcano National Park practically at your doorstep. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Liberia Airport (LIR) to Arenal (La Fortuna)

Volcano country is closer than you think: a private driver covers Liberia Airport to La Fortuna in roughly three hours, and the road itself is part of the show. After crossing Guanacaste’s ranch country, the route climbs toward Tilarán — watch for the wind turbines spinning along the ridges — then skirts Lake Arenal, Costa Rica’s largest lake, with the volcano’s cone appearing around the bends. Feel like stopping at a lakeside viewpoint, a bakery, or a supermarket for the cabin? Nobody else is on board to vote against it. In La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano National Park, hot springs, and the La Fortuna waterfall all sit within easy reach of town. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.