There are 3 ways to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo by bus, taxi, or car
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Cartagena to Tamarindo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo is to drive which costs $3 - $5 and takes 41 min.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo is to line 1502 bus which takes 17 min and costs $7 - $9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cartagena and arriving at Terminal Tamarindo. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17 min.
The distance between Cartagena and Tamarindo is 27 km. The road distance is 23.5 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo without a car is to line 1502 bus which takes 17 min and costs $7 - $9.
The line 1502 bus from Cartagena to Terminal Tamarindo takes 17 min including transfers and departs four times a day.
Cartagena to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Cartagena station.
Cartagena to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Terminal Tamarindo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Tamarindo is 24 km. It takes approximately 41 min to drive from Cartagena to Tamarindo.
There are 933+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Costa Rica and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste operates a bus from Cartagena to Terminal Tamarindo 4 times a day. Tickets cost $7–9 and the journey takes 17 min.
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Cartagena to Terminal Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $50–60
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