Phone Directory
This is a listing of important phone numbers in Manuel Antonio. One important thing to note is that, in Costa Rica, all landlines start with a 2 and all mobile numbers start with an 8. If you see a number listed as “777-xxxx”, then that means it used to be a landline (777 was the prefix for numbers in Manuel Antonio) and you should add a 2 to the front of it. So the number would be become “2777-xxxx”.
General Numbers
| Police | 2777-0196 or 911 |
| Fire | 118 |
| Ambulance | 8380-4125 |
| Red Cross | 2777-3380 or 2777-3381 |
| Bus | 2777-0263 |
| Taxi | 2777-3080 or 2777-1207 |
Local Businesses
| Locksmith | 8853-3698 or 8835-9783 |
| Electricians | 2777-1817, 8870-5447 or 2774-0049 |
| Hardware | 2777-0218 |
| Flowers | 8355-0954 or 8822-3431 |
Activities
| Manuel Antonio Diving | 2777-3483 or 8329-4360 |
| Unlimited Oceans | 2777-3171 or 2774-0114 |
| Estrella Tour Spinning | 2777-1286 or 8843-6612 |
Getting to Manuel Antonio
There are two ways to get to Manuel Antonio: drive or fly. Driving is, surprisingly, relatively easy. The whole drive from the San Jose airport only consists of a few turns - driving directions here. But the drive will take you three or more hours. Flying is only 15 minutes to Quepos, but you'll have to brave a small plane and you'll only be able to take limited luggage with you. From there, you can take a short cab ride to Manuel Antonio.