Limon cruise pier (Terminal Hernan Garron Salazar)
Cruise berths 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 at JAPDEVA’s Limon terminal, next to the city centre.
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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Puerto Limon is Costa Rica's main Caribbean port, and cruise ships dock at the dedicated cruise pier of JAPDEVA's Hernan Garron Salazar terminal, right beside the city centre. More about Puerto Limon →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Central Standard Time)
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Cruise Ships in Puerto Limon
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Central Standard Time)
Today · Thu 22 OctNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today
Next 7 days
Quietest: Tue 27 Oct · busiest: Mon 26 Oct- Thu22 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Fri23 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sat24 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sun25 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Mon26 Oct3.0kTypical1 ship
- Tue27 Oct1.4kQuiet1 ship
- Wed28 Oct–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Puerto Limon day.
Planning a day in Puerto Limon?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Puerto Limon cruise port?
The cruise pier (berths 3-1 to 3-3) is part of JAPDEVA’s Hernan Garron Salazar terminal at the edge of downtown Limon, next to Parque Vargas.
Cruise port
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Getting to the Puerto Limon cruise port
Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) → Limon cruise pier
175.1 km · ~166 min by car
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
SJO airport taxi (taxi anaranjado) to Limon
Variesper vehicle
Varies
Metered: about ₡730 flag fall plus ₡730 per km (sedan).
Grupo Caribenos bus San Jose (Gran Terminal del Caribe) – Limon
CRC 4010per person
Varies
Approximate fare. About ₡4,010 (route 703 via Zurqui). Reach the San Jose terminal from SJO first; that leg is extra.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Limon’s own small airport (LIO) has no regular scheduled passenger flights from SJO listed here.
Puerto Limon Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Parking at the Puerto Limon cruise port
Port of call: cruise-passenger parking isn't needed.
Where to Stay Before Your Cruise
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Downtown Limon
$75 / night
Walking distance to the cruise pier.
Typical hotel
$75 / night
Port ~6 minAirport ~180 min
Few hotels; closest to the pier.
Hotels here
- Park Hotel Limon
Playa Bonita / Portete
$77–79 / night
Beachfront hotels a short drive north of the port.
Typical hotel
$77–79 / night
Port ~11 minAirport ~173 min
Quieter beach area about 5 km from the pier.
Hotels here
- Hotel Playa Bonita
- Hotel La Uvita
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
$33–195 / night
Beach town for a pre- or post-cruise stay.
Typical hotel
$33–195 / night
Port ~64 minAirport ~233 min
Lively Caribbean beach town about an hour south.
Hotels here
- Hotel Puerto Viejo
- Yucca Beachfront Hotel
- La Tica y la Gata
Eating in Puerto Limon
- Casual lunch per person
- CRC 5000–15000
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- CRC 5000–15000
- per person
Prices are approximate. Breakfast up to about ₡10,000.
Where to eat
Downtown Limon and Mercado Municipal
Sodas and Caribbean restaurants near Parque Vargas, a few blocks from the pier.
Destination
About Puerto Limon
Puerto Limon is Costa Rica's main Caribbean port, and cruise ships dock at the dedicated cruise pier of JAPDEVA's Hernan Garron Salazar terminal, right beside the city centre. Parque Vargas, laid out in 1895 with tropical trees and a historic bandstand, and the seafront promenade are a short walk from the pier, and boats run to Isla Uvita, where Columbus is said to have anchored in 1502. Popular day trips include Cahuita National Park with its coral reef and beaches, the Tortuguero canals and Veragua Rainforest.
The city has a strong Afro-Caribbean culture and cuisine. San Jose's Juan Santamaria airport is about three hours away by road.
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time
- Currency
- CRC
Things to Do in Puerto Limon
Parque Vargas and the malecon
Historic park from 1895 with tropical trees and a bandstand, next to the seafront promenade.
Isla Uvita (Quiribri)
Small forested island about 10 minutes by boat, where Columbus is said to have anchored in 1502.
Cahuita National Park
Coral reef, white-sand beaches and forest trails with sloths and monkeys, south of Limon.
Tortuguero canals
Boat trips through rainforest canals to spot wildlife.