There are 8 ways to get from Tamarindo to Turrialba by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly from Tamarindo Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus
3h 8m$192–246Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus Tamarindo
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus 302 Direct
8h 37m$14–21Bus via Santa Cruz
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus Santa Cruz
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus 302 Direct
6h 56m$166–174Drive 310.4 km
- Drive from Tamarindo to Turrialbacar 310.4 km
5h 39m$42–61Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Aeropuerto Internacional Juan SantamaríaTamarindo
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus 302 Direct
7h 26m$85–128Fly from Nosara Airport, bus
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NOB - SJO
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus
4h 48m$486–528Bus via Liberia
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus
8h 51m$18–25Shuttle, bus via Alajuela
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to AlajuelaPrivate / ...
- Take the bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialbabus 302 Direct
5h 50m$344–347
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Turrialba is to bus which costs $13 - $21 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Turrialba is to fly and bus which takes 3h 8m and costs $190 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamarindo to Turrialba. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz and arriving at Turrialba via Torneca and San Jose Terminal Transtusa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 56m.
The distance between Tamarindo and Turrialba is 260 km. The road distance is 310.4 km.
The best way to get from Tamarindo to Turrialba without a car is to bus via Santa Cruz which takes 6h 56m and costs $165 - $175.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Tamarindo to Turrialba, including transfers.
Tamarindo to Turrialba bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Tamarindo station.
Tamarindo to Turrialba bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Turrialba is 310 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Tamarindo to Turrialba.
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What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Turrialba, Costa Rica?
You can take a shuttle from Tamarindo to Turrialba via Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Central Autobusera Inteligente, Torneca, Terminal Cartago, and San Jose Terminal Transtusa in around 6h 56m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Phone
- +506 4036-1800
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
Bus from San Jose Terminal Transtusa to Turrialba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranstusa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- 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 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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