There are 8 ways to get from America to Guanacaste by train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liberia International Airport
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AMS - LIR
31h 23m$807–2,735Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nosara Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane AMS - NOB
31h 21m$419–1,475Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
18h 25m$1,175–1,949Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
22h 53m$1,116–2,042Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane AMS - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Tilarán
32h 30m$658–1,776Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane AMS - TNO
30h 52m$604–1,731Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cobano, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cobano (ACO)plane AMS - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
34h 24m$1,278–2,594Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
21h 56m$1,306–2,397
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from America to Guanacaste is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,500 and takes 31h 21m.
The fastest way to get from America to Guanacaste is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 18h 25m and costs $1,100 - $2,000.
The distance between America and Guanacaste is 9280 km.
It takes approximately 31h 23m to get from America to Guanacaste, including transfers.
Guanacaste is 8h behind America. It is currently 2:21 AM in America and 6:21 PM in Guanacaste.
There are 103+ hotels available in Guanacaste.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Guanacaste. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Liberia Airport, then take the shuttle to Liberia. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to Monteverde, then take the shuttle to Cañas.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Curacao, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Tilarán
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
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