Send SMS to Costa Rica online
San José's neighborhoods are filled with small businesses like bakeries, tour agencies, and fitness studios. They send updates about class schedules, appointment reminders, or tour departure times. Texts are ideal here because they reach everyone instantly, even in rural areas or places with spotty internet.
Costa Rica
+506 · Central America and Caribbean
Price per message
$0.00808
- For $40
- 4,950 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7 or Unicode
- 1,000 messages
- $8.08
- Example number
- +506 8312 3456
What a bulk SMS campaign to Costa Rica costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $0.81 | $1.62 |
| 500 | $4.04 | $8.08 |
| 1,000 | $8.08 | $16.16 |
| 5,000 | $40.40 | $80.80 |
| 10,000 | $80.80 | $161.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Costa Rica
Tour operators
They text travelers in Guanacaste about pickup times and weather updates for day trips to national parks.
Private clinics
Clinics in Heredia send reminders for vaccinations and follow-up appointments, keeping patients informed.
Schools
Schools in Alajuela notify parents about school closures or parent-teacher meetings via text.
Fitness studios
They text members in San José about class cancellations or special yoga workshops.
Phone number format in Costa Rica
A mobile number in Costa Rica has 8 digits after +506 and no leading 0, so 8312 3456 becomes +506 8312 3456 in international format. With Costa Rica as the default country you can paste the local form.
Alphabet and message length
Texts in Spanish stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
Main languages: Spanish.
Best time to send to Costa Rica
Costa Rica stays on UTC-6 all year, so 10:00 in Costa Rica is always 16:00 UTC. The scheduler takes your own time zone and shows the same moment in UTC, which makes a 10:00 local send easy to set from anywhere.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Costa Rica
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Costa Rica?
One message (one segment) to Costa Rica costs $0.00808. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $8.08, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Costa Rica does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 4,950 single-segment messages to Costa Rica, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Costa Rica be?
Texts in Spanish stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
What number format do I use for Costa Rica?
A mobile number in Costa Rica has 8 digits after +506 and no leading 0, so 8312 3456 becomes +506 8312 3456 in international format. With Costa Rica as the default country you can paste the local form.
Can I reach tourists with texts?
Yes, tourists often rely on texts for updates about tours or reservations. Keep messages short and in English or Spanish.
When is the best time to send texts?
Morning or early afternoon works well, especially during the dry season when people are more active outdoors.
Ready to text Costa Rica?
Create an account, paste your Costa Rica numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 4,950 messages to Costa Rica.