There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal 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 to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SFO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Playa Conchal
8h 35m$292–995Fly to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SFO - TNO
10h 20m$210–730Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Take the bus from Gilroy, CA McDonalds to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CAbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Liberia to Brasilitobus
4d 21h$523–674Drive 5,793 km
- Drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchalcar 5,793 km
2d 22h$777–1,123Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Playa Conchal
10h 37m$802–1,541Fly to Nosara Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane SFO - NOB
11h 36m$568–1,043
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal is to fly which costs $210 - $750 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 35m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Playa Conchal is 4834 km. The road distance is 5793 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 4 days 21h and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal, including transfers.
Playa Conchal is 1h ahead of San Francisco Airport (SFO). It is currently 4:04 PM in San Francisco Airport (SFO) and 5:04 PM in Playa Conchal.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal is 5793 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Playa Conchal.
There are 865+ hotels available in Playa Conchal.
What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Playa Conchal, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, World Ticket, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Playa Conchal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Playa Conchal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Gilroy, CA McDonalds to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- 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 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Brasilito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Playa Conchal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $343
- Website
- RIDE CR
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