There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Tamarindo by plane or shuttle
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Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SYD - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
25h 28m$1,348–1,854Fly to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SYD - TNO
31h 19m$524–1,729Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SYD - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
31h 6m$1,356–2,258Fly to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane SYD - NOB
32h 44m$798–1,930Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SYD - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
31h 56m$2,066–4,569Fly to Cobano, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cobano (ACO)plane SYD - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Montezuma to Tamarindo
29h 13m$612–2,327
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 31h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Tamarindo is to fly and shuttle which takes 25h 28m and costs $1,300 - $1,900.
The distance between Sydney and Tamarindo is 13825 km.
It takes approximately 25h 28m to get from Sydney to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Tamarindo is 17h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:38 AM in Sydney and 8:38 AM in Tamarindo.
There are 989+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 46m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cobano via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cobano via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 46m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cobano via Vancouver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
Shuttle from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- 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
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from Montezuma to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–380
- Website
- Zuma Tours
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