There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Sámara 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SEA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámara
13h 29m$774–1,608Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nosara Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane SEA - NOB
17h 4m$218–722Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Sámara centrobus
6d 8h$710–1,240Drive 6,738.2 km
- Drive from Seattle to Sámaracar 6,738.2 km
3d 8h$904–1,306Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámara
18h 55m$892–1,312Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámara
17h 47m$843–1,804Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cobano, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cobano (ACO)plane SEA - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Montezuma to Sámara
19h 32m$240–853Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SEA - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámara
20h 43m$912–1,523
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Sámara is to fly which costs $210 - $750 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Sámara is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 29m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Seattle and Sámara is 5545 km. The road distance is 6738.2 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Sámara without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 8h and costs $700 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Seattle to Sámara, including transfers.
Sámara is 1h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 1:06 AM in Seattle and 2:06 AM in Sámara.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Sámara is 6738 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Seattle to Sámara.
There are 310+ hotels available in Sámara.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Sámara, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, World Ticket, and seven other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Nosara Airport (NOB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nosara Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cobano via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cobano via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cobano via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cobano via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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 Tamarindo to Sámara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Sámara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Sámara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Sámara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
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