There are 11 ways to get from Panama to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PTY - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
7h 18m$522–743Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Terminal Tica Busbus Panamá / ...
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Terminal Tamarindobus 1502
20h 40m$65–102Drive 984.7 km
- Drive from Panama City to Tamarindocar 984.7 km
15h 36m$135–195Bus, shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas 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
9h 8m$977–1,062Fly Tocumen International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane PTY - TNO
5h 46m$409–482Bus, shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Nosara Airport
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas 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
10h 18m$1,271–1,433Bus, bus to Puerto Jiménez Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménezbus
- Fly from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PJM - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
9h 40m$550–602Fly Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane PTY - NOB
7h 21m$733–773Fly Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PTY - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
8h 9m$653–977Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Jacóbus Panamá / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Jacó to TamarindoPrivate / ...
20h 57m$492–517Bus via Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindobus 550
26h 55m$68–98
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Panama to Tamarindo is to bus which costs $65 - $110 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Panama to Tamarindo is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs $400 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Panama to Tamarindo. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte and arriving at Terminal Tamarindo via Central Autobusera Inteligente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Panama and Tamarindo is 802 km. The road distance is 984.7 km.
The best way to get from Panama to Tamarindo without a car is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Panama to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Panama to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte station.
The best way to get from Panama to Tamarindo is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs $65 - $110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $400 - $490 and takes 5h 46m.
Panama to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Tica Bus station.
Tamarindo is 1h behind Panama. It is currently 5:29 AM in Panama and 4:29 AM in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Panama and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a subway from Fernandez de Cordoba to Terminal Tamarindo via Albrook, Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte, Terminal Tica Bus, and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 20h 40m. Alternatively, Copa Airlines, SANSA, and two other airlines fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 5 times a day.
- 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 Tocumen International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–750
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–230
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–230
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–500
- 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 Tocumen International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–750
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–230
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–230
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- 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 Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- 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 Jacó to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $437
- Website
- RIDE CR
Bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $55–80
- 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
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- 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
- Phone
- +506 2783 4293
- [email protected]
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- 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
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- 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
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