Editing San José, Costa Rica (section)

==Transportation==
San José has several internal transportation networks that connect the city districts and metropolitan area; as well as national transportation networks that connect the city to other parts of Costa Rica.

San José is undergoing modernization in transportation. In February of 2011, the former mayor, [[Johnny Araya Monge|Johnny Araya]], along with then Costa Rican President, [[Laura Chinchilla]], announced the establishment of an urban tramway system that will, in its first phase, cover the central core of the city going from west to east.

On 27 September 2012, San José disclosed plans to install its first street signs, about 22,000 signs and plaques. It is estimated that the lack of proper street names for directions causes the loss of $720 million a year by the Inter-American Development Bank in 2008, due to undelivered, returned or re-sent mail.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cota |first=Isabella |title=San Jose, Costa Rica to install its first street signs |url=https://news.yahoo.com/san-jose-costa-rica-install-first-street-signs-001544571.html |publisher=Yahoo News |access-date=28 September 2012 |archive-date=11 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211153425/http://news.yahoo.com/san-jose-costa-rica-install-first-street-signs-001544571.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Roads ===
The following national road routes cover the city:
{{columns-list|
*[[File:CR RNP 1.svg|25px]] [[National Route 1 (Costa Rica)|National Route 1]]
*[[File:CR RNP 2.svg|25px]] [[National Route 2 (Costa Rica)|National Route 2]]
*[[File:CR RNP 3.svg|25px]] [[National Route 3 (Costa Rica)|National Route 3]]
*[[File:CR RNP 27.svg|25px]] [[National Route 27 (Costa Rica)|National Route 27]]
*[[File:CR RNP 39.svg|25px]] [[National Route 39 (Costa Rica)|National Route 39]]
*[[File:CR RNS 100.svg|25px]] [[National Route 100 (Costa Rica)|National Route 100]]
*[[File:CR RNS 101.svg|25px]] [[National Route 101 (Costa Rica)|National Route 101]]
*[[File:CR RNS 104.svg|25px]] [[National Route 104 (Costa Rica)|National Route 104]]
*[[File:CR RNS 108.svg|25px]] [[National Route 108 (Costa Rica)|National Route 108]]
*[[File:CR RNS 110.svg|25px]] [[National Route 110 (Costa Rica)|National Route 110]]
*[[File:CR RNS 167.svg|25px]] [[National Route 167 (Costa Rica)|National Route 167]]
*[[File:CR RNS 174.svg|25px]] [[National Route 174 (Costa Rica)|National Route 174]]
*[[File:CR RNS 175.svg|25px]] [[National Route 175 (Costa Rica)|National Route 175]]
*[[File:CR RNS 176.svg|25px]] [[National Route 176 (Costa Rica)|National Route 176]]
*[[File:CR RNS 177.svg|25px]] [[National Route 177 (Costa Rica)|National Route 177]]
*[[File:CR RNS 204.svg|25px]] [[National Route 204 (Costa Rica)|National Route 204]]
*[[File:CR RNS 207.svg|25px]] [[National Route 207 (Costa Rica)|National Route 207]]
*[[File:CR RNS 209.svg|25px]] [[National Route 209 (Costa Rica)|National Route 209]]
*[[File:CR RNS 211.svg|25px]] [[National Route 211 (Costa Rica)|National Route 211]]
*[[File:CR RNS 213.svg|25px]] [[National Route 213 (Costa Rica)|National Route 213]]
*[[File:CR RNS 214.svg|25px]] [[National Route 214 (Costa Rica)|National Route 214]]
*[[File:CR RNS 215.svg|25px]] [[National Route 215 (Costa Rica)|National Route 215]]
*[[File:CR RNS 218.svg|25px]] [[National Route 218 (Costa Rica)|National Route 218]]
}}

===Buses===
Private bus companies connect different areas of the city with each other and the suburbs. Services to other parts of the country are provided by other private companies which have stations or stops spread all over the city center. There are also bus services between [[Juan Santamaría International Airport]] and downtown San José.

===Train===
The ''[[Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles]]'', or the state-owned railway institute, is in charge of all of Costa Rica's railways. In 2004, this institution began work on the establishment of an inter-urban railway network. This network would connect Tibás, Heredia, San Antonio de Belén, Pavas, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Sabanilla, and Curridabat, among other locations.

There are plans to expand this inter-urban railway system into Cartago, Alajuela, and the Juan Santamaría International Airport.

Trains run to Heredia from ''Estación Atlantico and San Antonio de Belen'' and from ''Estación Pacifico''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Horario de Tren, www.horariodetren.com |url=http://horariodetren.com/cr/ |title=Urban Train in Costa Rica |publisher=Horariodetren.com |access-date=8 July 2013 |archive-date=8 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708101836/http://www.horariodetren.com/cr/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Taxis===
San José public taxi services complement the urban transportation network. Taxis are characterized by their red color and belong to registered cooperatives. There are other taxi services which do not belong to the registered system, there are also taxis from the airport that are usually orange.

The car-sharing company [[Uber]] is active in Costa Rica and, despite repeated clashes with and strikes by taxi drivers protesting unfair competition, continues to operate in the country.{{when?|date=May 2022}}

===Airports===
The city is serviced by [[Juan Santamaría International Airport]] {{airport codes|SJO|MROC}}, {{cvt|23|km|0}} west of downtown, in the city of [[Alajuela]], which is one of the busiest airports in Central America. In 2011, the airport was named the 3rd Best Airport in Latin America/Caribbean from the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International.<ref>[http://www.airportservicequalityawards.com/best-airport-region-latin-america-carribean "ASQ Award for Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218014039/http://www.airportservicequalityawards.com/best-airport-region-latin-america-carribean |date=18 February 2012 }} ''Airports Council International''. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012</ref> In 2023, Juan Santamaría International Airport received 5.6 million passengers, most of them from international flights. 

The airport is undergoing a modernization plan, which is expected to be brief. The previous remodeling done to the airport cost around $7 million.

Another important airport in San José is [[Tobías Bolaños International Airport]] {{airport codes|SYQ|MRPV}}. It is located {{cvt|8|km|0}} north-west of the city proper and {{cvt|11|km|0}} south-east of Juan Santamaría International Airport.