There are 9 ways to get from Manzanillo to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZLO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
9h 30m$494–893Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane GDL - TNO
14h 36m$139–498Bus
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2bus
- 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 16h$526–690Drive 3,035 km
- Drive from Manzanillo to Tamarindocar 3,035 km
40h 32m$407–588Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane ZLO - TNO
13h 30m$181–612Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane ZLO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
18h 17m$623–1,102Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane ZLO - NOB
14h 35m$475–913Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ZLO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
10h 23m$465–1,087Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GDL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
13h 14m$567–1,119
Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manzanillo to Tamarindo is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $500 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Manzanillo to Tamarindo is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 30m and costs $490 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Manzanillo to Tamarindo. However, there are services departing from Parada en Av. Manzanillo 91 and arriving at Tamarindo via Manzanillo, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 16h.
The distance between Manzanillo and Tamarindo is 2684 km. The road distance is 3035 km.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Tamarindo without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 16h and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Manzanillo to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Manzanillo to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Autocamiones del Pacifico, depart from Manzanillo station.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Tamarindo is to bus which takes 6 days 16h and costs $500 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $650 and takes 13h 30m.
Manzanillo to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Autocamiones del Pacifico, arrive at Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manzanillo to Tamarindo is 3035 km. It takes approximately 40h 32m to drive from Manzanillo to Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Manzanillo, Mexico and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Parada en Av. Manzanillo 91 to Tamarindo via Parada en Obras Maritimas 42, Manzanillo, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador, Liberia, and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia in around 6d 16h. Alternatively, Aeroméxico and World Ticket fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Nosara Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Nosara Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- 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 La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- 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 33 3600 0598
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
Bus from Manzanillo to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
- 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
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Autovías
Want to know more about travelling around Costa Rica
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 949+ hotels available in Tamarindo.















