Young man standing in front of white 4x4 in costa rica

Self Drive in Costa Rica

Renting a car is great way to see Costa Rica; driving on your own gives you the freedom to travel at your own pace and the option to stop off wherever and for how long you want. Because you’ll be visiting several parks and beaches, driving in Costa Rica shouldn’t be too tiring and the average driving time between our bite size trips is only around 4-5 hours.

Category A: (CFMR) Suzuki Jimny or similar

1.3 litre – Manual drive
Compact 4WD
Room for 2 Pieces of Luggage
Maximum 4 people

Category B: (SFMR or SFAR) Toyota RAV 4 or similar

2 litre – Manual or automatic
Air-conditioning
Room for 4 Pieces of Luggage
Maximum 5 people

Category C: (PFMR or PMAR) Toyota Fortuner or similar

3 litre – Automatic
Air-conditioning
Room for 2 Pieces of Luggage
Maximum 7 people

We’ve put together some useful information to help you when choosing to travel through Costa Rica by car. Once you book your trip with us you will receive more information as part of your travel documents. Alternatively, give our Travel Specialists a call for more information.

Terms & Conditions

Since the 8th June 2015 the paper counterpart of your driver’s licence is no longer valid. The DVLA have advised that if you are hiring a car, in the UK or abroad, and you are asked to provide evidence of your driving record you will be able to do so by accessing the Share My Driving Licence service via the DVLA online for free.

See DVLA website for more details