There are 3 ways to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
7h 16m$545–773Fly to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CTG - TNO
7h 56m$75–339Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Terminal Tamarindobus
6d 23h$771–808
Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $75 - $340 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 16m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Cartagena and Tamarindo is 1206 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 6 days 23h and costs $770 - $810.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Cartagena to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Tamarindo is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 2:58 AM in Cartagena and 1:58 AM in Tamarindo.
There are 931+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, SANSA, and three other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Cartagena to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Terminal Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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