There are 8 ways to get from Tamarindo to Boruca by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay, drive
best- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane TNO - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Borucacar
6h 54m$175–496Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus Tamarindo
- Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Buenos Airesbus San Jose / ...
14h 19m$31–41Drive 419.4 km
- Drive from Tamarindo to Borucacar 419.4 km
7h 40m$57–82Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to UvitaPrivate
- Take the bus from Uvita to Palmar Nortebus Panamá
5h 47m$855–872Fly Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Palmar Nortebus
6h 10m$751–821Shuttle to Cobano, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Montezuma
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ACO - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Borucacar
8h$290–786Bus via Puntarenas
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Empresarios Unidosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Buenos Airesbus
15h$36–45Shuttle, bus via Quepos
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Quepos
- Take the bus from Quepos to San Isidrobus
- Take the bus from San Isidro de El General to Buenos Airesbus
11h 23m$96–140
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Boruca is to bus which costs $30 - $45 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Boruca is to shuttle and bus which takes 5h 47m and costs $850 - $880.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamarindo to Boruca. However, there are services departing from Tamarindo and arriving at Boruca via Cementerio Obrero, Terminal TRACOPA and Buenos Aires. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 19m.
The distance between Tamarindo and Boruca is 426 km. The road distance is 419.4 km.
The best way to get from Tamarindo to Boruca without a car is to bus which takes 14h 19m and costs $30 - $45.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Tamarindo to Boruca, including transfers.
Tamarindo to Boruca bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Tamarindo station.
Tamarindo to Boruca bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Boruca is 419 km. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Tamarindo to Boruca.
There are 29+ hotels available in Boruca.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Boruca, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Tamarindo to Boruca via Central Autobusera Inteligente, Cementerio Obrero, Terminal Cartago, Terminal TRACOPA, and Buenos Aires in around 14h 19m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Flights from Cobano to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Flights from Cobano to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Buenos Aires
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $15–18
Bus from Uvita to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $9–11
Bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Buenos Aires
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $15–18
Bus from San Isidro de El General to Buenos Aires
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–12
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $778
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Uvita to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–380
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 6600
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresariosunidos.cr
Bus from Puntarenas to Empresarios Unidos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- empresariosunidos.cr
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to San Isidro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Book at
- facebook.com
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