Planes
Costa Rica's two domestic air carriers offer a quite economical scheduled service between San Jose and many beach destinations and provincial towns. Sansa is the state-owned domestic airline; Travelair is its commercial competitor. Both fly small twin-propeller aircraft, servicing the same destinations. Of the two, Travelair (which flies from Tobias Bolanos airport in Pavas, 7km west of San Jose) is more reliable, and more frequent on some runs. Sansa (which flies from Juan Santamaria airport, 17km northwest of San Jose) is cheaper but less reliable - make your reservations as far as possible in advance and even then be advised that a booking means almost nothing until the seat is actually paid for. Reconfirm your flight in advance of the day of departure and once more on the day of departure, if possible, as schedules are likely to change at short notice. Sansa also offers good-value packages, usually two or three nights in more popular areas like Manuel Antonio.
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