There are 6 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Sarchí by shuttle, plane, 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.
Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Cruz to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take the bus from Alajuela to Sarchíbus
3h 44m$346–430Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Cruz to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus 1502
- Take the bus from Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras to Terminal TUASA Alajuelabus 200
6h 52m$14–16Drive 188.4 km
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Sarchícar 188.4 km
3h 19m$26–37Shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Cruz to Tamarindo
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NOB - SJO
- Take the bus from Alajuela to Sarchíbus
4h 55m$640–691Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
- Take the bus from Alajuela to Sarchíbus
5h 45m$187–759Bus via Liberia
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to San Jose Airportbus Liberia
8h 6m$17–22
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Sarchí is to bus which costs $13 - $17 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Sarchí is to drive which takes 3h 19m and costs $25 - $40.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Sarchí. However, there are services departing from Terminal Santa Cruz and arriving at Sarchí via Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras and Alajuela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Sarchí is 248 km. The road distance is 188.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Sarchí without a car is to bus which takes 6h 52m and costs $13 - $17.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Santa Cruz to Sarchí, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Sarchí bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Terminal Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz to Sarchí bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Sarchí is 188 km. It takes approximately 3h 19m to drive from Santa Cruz to Sarchí.
There are 399+ hotels available in Sarchí.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Sarchí, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Terminal Santa Cruz to Sarchí via Central Autobusera Inteligente, Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras, Terminal TUASA Alajuela, and Alajuela in around 6h 52m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Santa Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $153
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Santa Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $153
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2258 2004 / 2494 1489 / 2441 3781 / 2451 5847
- [email protected]
- Website
- sites.google.com
Bus from Alajuela to Sarchí
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Alajuela to Sarchí
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Alajuela to Sarchí
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Cruz to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras to Terminal TUASA Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to San Jose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
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