Transportes MEPE (tel. 506/257-8129) buses depart the Gran Terminal del Caribe, in San José, daily at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The buses continue to Puerto Viejo, Bribrí, and Sixaola.

Buses depart Puerto Limón from Avenida 4, Calles 3/4, daily at 5 a.m., 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. (one hour).

Buses depart Cahuita for San José at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 4:30 p.m.; and for Limón at 6:15 a.m., 7 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 6:45 p.m. Buses for Puerto Viejo depart at 5:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m., and 6:45 p.m.; and for Manzanillo ($1) at 6:50 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m. Buses for Bribrí and Sixaola depart at 5:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.

The nearest gas stations are at Penshurst and about 15 km southeast of Bribrí. Several locals sell gas (petrol) from jerry cans.

Getting Around
Cabinas Palmas and Cahuita Tours operate taxis that should be booked in advance.

There are no car rental agencies.

Cahuita Aventuras, in the village center, rents bicycles ($1 per hour, $7.50 daily) and mopeds ($4 hourly, $19 daily). Turística Cahuita rents bikes for $35 per day. Cahuita Tours has bicycles for $1.25 per hour or $6 a day.