Destinations
Costa Rica: cities and how to get around
1 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Costa Rica has 1 city on this site, including the capital, San José. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalSan Jose
Population5 million
Area51,100 km²
CurrencyColon (CRC)
Dialling code+506
Driving sideRight
Plug typesNEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806
Official languagesSpanish
Internet domain.cr
Cities in Costa Rica
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | San José | 335,007 | SJO (15 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Panama, Nicaragua.
Common questions
Which cities in Costa Rica are covered?
San José.
What currency does Costa Rica use?
The Colon (CRC).
Which side of the road does Costa Rica drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.