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An excellent bit of news for
those living or visiting Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast...
Sansa Airlines has begun flying from San Jose's SJO, Juan
Santamaria Airport, to Limon, as of 1 July 2006. Flights
are available Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Ground
transportation will be available to Cahuita, Puerto Viejo
and Manzanillo for approximately $10 per person, each way.
This is the first time in over 20 years that commuter flights
have been offered in and out of Limon. Those who live on
the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica are patient people. It
has often been debated why there are flights to so many
other destinations in Costa Rica, and there have been no
flights to the southern Caribbean for so many years.
The Limon airport suffered
damage from the earthquake of '91, so there were reasons,
initially. But as the years passed, it just seemed that
the southern Caribbean Coast was being overlooked. The Tourism
Chamber of Puerto Viejo has been working with Sansa to initiate
these flights.
 The
Sansa flights, from San Jose to Limon, depart at 8 am. The
flights,
from Limon to San Jose, depart at 9 am. The cost is $129
round trip, with all taxes and airport charges included.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.flysansa.com.
This means the now 4 hour 15 minute bus trip (from San Jose's
Terminal Caribe to Puerto Viejo) can be shortened to a mere
30 minutes, of flying time and another hour of driving,
depending on your final destination. If you are looking
for a quicker way to get to the Caribbean beaches, finally,
here it is.
Hotels, restaurants and shops from Moin to Manzanillo are
happy to welcome this new service, as are residents. People
are happy that there is another option. Some tourists have
a limited number of days to travel, and want to see the
entire country. Flying becomes the only option in such a
case. Now there is no excuse to not include the Caribbean
in your vacation itinerary.
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