There are 7 ways to get from Limón to Tamarindo by shuttle, bus, plane, or car
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Shuttle, bus, fly to Tamarindo Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SJO - TNO
4h 10m$340–506Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus 703 Limon
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Terminal Tamarindobus 1502
7h 22m$18–23Bus via Guápiles
- Take the bus from Parada Antes Del Macdonalds to Terminal Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guápiles to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Terminal Tamarindobus
7h 15m$22–24Drive 404.1 km
- Drive from Limón to Tamarindocar 404.1 km
7h 24m$55–79Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus 703-A
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to TamarindoPrivate
7h$82–483Shuttle, bus, fly to Nosara Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane SJO - NOB
5h 20m$634–777Bus #2
- Take the bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus 703 Limon
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Tamarindobus San Jose
9h 22m$18–26
Limón to Tamarindo by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limón to Tamarindo is to bus which costs $18 - $24 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Limón to Tamarindo is to shuttle and bus and fly which takes 4h 10m and costs $340 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Limón to Tamarindo. However, there are services departing from Parada Antes Del Macdonalds and arriving at Terminal Tamarindo via Terminal Guápiles and Central Autobusera Inteligente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Limón and Tamarindo is 340 km. The road distance is 404.1 km.
The best way to get from Limón to Tamarindo without a car is to bus via Guápiles which takes 7h 15m and costs $21 - $24.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Limón to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Limón to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Transportes del Atlántico Caribeños S.A., depart from Parada Antes Del Macdonalds station.
Limón to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Transportes del Atlántico Caribeños S.A., arrive at Terminal Guápiles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Limón to Tamarindo is 404 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Limón to Tamarindo.
There are 936+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Limón, Costa Rica and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Parada Antes Del Macdonalds to Terminal Tamarindo via Terminal Guápiles, Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe, and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 7h 15m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Guápiles to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Guápiles to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $252
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from Guápiles to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $360
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from Guápiles to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Website
- tracasa.com
Bus from Parada Antes Del Macdonalds to Terminal Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tracasa.com
Bus from Terminal Guápiles to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- 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
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
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
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