There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, train, 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 to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PDX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
14h 6m$506–1,340Fly to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane PDX - TNO
13h 18m$182–715Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- 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
5d 19h$1,005–1,468Drive 6,603.2 km
- Drive from Portland to Tamarindocar 6,603.2 km
3d 6h$886–1,279Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
15h 25m$504–994Fly to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane PDX - NOB
19h 49m$466–916
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Tamarindo is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Portland and Tamarindo is 5350 km. The road distance is 6603.2 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Tamarindo without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 19h and costs $1,000 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Portland to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Tamarindo is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 12:24 AM in Portland and 1:24 AM in Tamarindo.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Tamarindo is 6603 km. It takes approximately 3 days 6h to drive from Portland to Tamarindo.
There are 974+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, World Ticket, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Seattle, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Denver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- 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
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
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