Heredia

Get in

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In the middle of the Central Valley, Heredia is easily accessible by road and train.

Get around

You can easily walk most places in Heredia, or take a cab ride which will cost less than ₡1,000.

In the middle of Heredia downtown there is the central park.

Eat

Heredia has become a foodie paradise (relative to Costa Rica), there are many high quality restaurants preparing exotic dishes and local favorites with a very affordable range of prices for every customer.

Sleep

Heredia offers hotels at several different price levels including the backpacker variety. Local buses ply the route between Heredia and San Jose, taking about twenty minutes to reach San José's main tourist areas.

Go next

Alajuela: The scenic route from Heredia to Poás Volcano goes straight from Barva to the north, look for Ruta 126 green signs and brown signs with directions to Volcán Poás. Also through Río Segundo to get fast to the Airport, just follow the Airport signs. San José: Follow the white signs, there are two ways, the more direct through Uruca that joins the Ruta 1 or Interamerican Highway, and also through Santo Domingo and Tibás that ends at the north end (Barrio Amón) of downtown San José.