There are 9 ways to get from León to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BJX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
11h 38m$453–895Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane BJX - TNO
11h 6m$111–516Bus
- Take the bus from León to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1bus
- Take the bus from Guadalajara to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindobus
6d 14h$535–695Drive 2,657.3 km
- Drive from León to Tamarindocar 2,657.3 km
35h 27m$426–615Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BJX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
12h 21m$525–1,541Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane BJX - NOB
11h 51m$415–807Shuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AGU - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
13h 34m$648–1,979Bus to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from León to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
12h 8m$562–824Shuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane AGU - TNO
13h 9m$184–804
Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from León to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from León to Tamarindo is to fly which takes 11h 6m and costs $110 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from León to Tamarindo. However, there are services departing from León and arriving at Tamarindo via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 14h.
The distance between León and Tamarindo is 2482 km. The road distance is 2657.3 km.
The best way to get from León to Tamarindo without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 14h and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from León to Tamarindo, including transfers.
León to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Primera Plus, depart from León station.
The best way to get from León to Tamarindo is to bus which takes 6 days 14h and costs $500 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $550 and takes 11h 6m.
León to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Primera Plus, arrive at Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between León to Tamarindo is 2657 km. It takes approximately 35h 27m to drive from León to Tamarindo.
What companies run services between León, Mexico and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from León to Tamarindo via Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador, Liberia, and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia in around 6d 14h. Alternatively, Volaris, World Ticket, and four other airlines fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Nosara Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Guadalajara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Shuttle from León to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
Shuttle from León to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from León to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- ETN Turistar
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