There are 3 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Sámara by bus, car, or taxi
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Sámara is to line 550 bus and line 1507 bus which costs $8 - $11 and takes 2h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Sámara is to drive which takes 1h 22m and costs $7 - $12.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Sámara. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz and arriving at Sámara centro via Terminal Nicoya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 11m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Sámara is 59 km. The road distance is 58.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Sámara without a car is to line 550 bus and line 1507 bus which takes 2h 11m and costs $8 - $11.
It takes approximately 2h 11m to get from Santa Cruz to Sámara, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Sámara bus services, operated by Transportes La Pampa, depart from Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz to Sámara bus services, operated by Transportes La Pampa, arrive at Nicoya station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Sámara is 58 km. It takes approximately 1h 22m to drive from Santa Cruz to Sámara.
There are 315+ hotels available in Sámara.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Sámara, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Santa Cruz to Sámara centro via Nicoya and Terminal Nicoya in around 2h 11m.
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Santa Cruz to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Nicoya to Sámara centro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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