Puntarenas: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Costa Rica.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
- Opening hours
- Capitainerie 8h-15h
Good to know
Higher fees than other ports.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Migración, Puntarenas
Immigration
Puntarenas
After the exit stamp you have three hours to leave the harbour.
Aduana de El Roble
Customs
El Roble, Puntarenas (route de Caldera)
Customs at El Roble, on the way to Caldera.
Capitanía de Puerto de Puntarenas
Harbour office
Puntarenas
Opening hours : Fermée le samedi
Does not issue international zarpes: go to the main office in Puerto Caldera.
Capitanía de Puerto, bureau principal de Puerto Caldera
Harbour office
Puerto Caldera, Esparza, Puntarenas
Main office issuing the international zarpe.
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Sources
- v2.noonsite.com/place/costa-rica/view/clearance
- marinapezvela.com/superyacht-destination-guide-costa-rica/
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.